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Flu Season: U.S. Public Health Preparedness and Response

12/04/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce. Published: 12/4/2019. This one-hour, 51-minute Congressional hearing before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations examines the federal government’s efforts and forecast for the 2019–2020 influenza season and ongoing influenza-related research and innovation. Speakers discuss why the flu vaccine is more effective for some people, how someone’s health status may affect the body’s immune response, and recent efforts at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study these issues, with the goal of producing a universal flu vaccine that is effective against a broader range of flu strains. (Video or Multimedia)