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Karl · Mon Feb 23, 2009 5:32 pm by Karl | Comments (1)

Breakthrough as scientists develop one-shot jab that WILL beat flu
By David Derbyshire
Last updated at 4:45 PM on 23rd February 2009

The new drug has the potential to save thousands - if not millions - of lives during a major pandemic
A superdrug that protects against all the most deadly types of flu has been developed by scientists.
A single injection of the anti-viral medicine can fight off everything from a common winter virus to a life-threatening strain of bird flu, researchers say.
The breakthrough brings closer the Holy Grail of influenza treatment - a oneshot vaccine for lifelong protection against every imaginable type of the virus.
Researchers believe the new drug, which uses man-made antibodies, could be available in less than five years. A vaccine would follow soon afterwards.
Flu experts say it is only a matter of time be ...