Last week, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it plans to provide researchers with up to $12 million in funding as part of a new initiative to support the development of a universal influenza vaccine.
The dollar amount isn’t huge: The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases reportedly spent about $64 million on universal flu vaccine research in the most recent fiscal year.
However, the Gates Foundation’s commitment to improving on the status quo in flu vaccines underscores the threat a major flu outbreak would pose to public health, says Paul Radspinner. He’s the co-founder and CEO… Read more »
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