NIAID Now: Could the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Happen Again? (Video) | NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Video: Could the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Happen Again? | NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

NIAID Now: Could the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Happen Again? (Video)

Could a pandemic as deadly as the 1918 influenza happen today—and if it did, could we be prepared? In a new video on the NIAID Now blog, NIAID experts discuss where the 1918 flu virus came from, what happened to its descendants, and how scientists at NIAID and elsewhere prepare for new types of influenza, in part by researching universal flu vaccine candidates.