1918 flu immunization
Kong et al studied whether it is possible to develop immunity to the 1918 flu virus, since this strain was unusually virulent. They immunized mice with plasmids encoding hemagglutinin. The mice were completely protected from live virus. (I didn't realize people werre experimenting with live 1918 flu virus, but apparently they are. This is done in BSL 3 facilities.)
Kong et al studied whether it is possible to develop immunity to the 1918 flu virus, since this strain was unusually virulent. They immunized mice with plasmids encoding hemagglutinin. The mice were completely protected from live virus. (I didn't realize people werre experimenting with live 1918 flu virus, but apparently they are. This is done in BSL 3 facilities.)
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