Building an insurance against modern pandemics
Rappuoli, R.; Medini, D.; Siena, E.; Budroni, S.; Dormitzer, P.R.; Del Giudice, G.
Current Opinion in Investigational Drugs 11(2): 126-130
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 1472-4472 PMID: 20112161 Document Number: 647565
The response to the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century benefited from the extensive preparation for an avian influenza pandemic and the mild nature of the 2009 A/H1N1 swine influenza virus. However, the pandemic demonstrated the limited ability to predict influenza pandemics, to anticipate levels of cross-protection, and to deliver vaccines in a timely manner, particularly to low income countries.