The influenza vaccine failed this winter. Steven Salzberg suggests that future success relies on sharing data more widely and making the virus strain selection process more transparent.
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Salzberg, S. The contents of the syringe. Nature 454, 160–161 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/454160a
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