Sorry for the COVID-related break in episodes everyone! In our return, we complete our series on influenza by discussing past epidemics and pandemics to understand how influenza has repeatedly led to large scale medical events. Then we will finish by discussing the current and future state of influenza vaccines! References: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmp058281 https://www.nature.com/articles/nature08157 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16208372/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5578040/ https://www.who.int/news-room/spotlight/history-of-vaccination/history-of-influenza-vaccination https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2020/20200623-wilson-universalflu.html https://www.cdc.gov/flu/season/faq-flu-season-2022-2023.htm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7159335/ https://www.nature.com/articles/nrmicro.2017.118 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0042682278901538 https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/flushot.htm https://www.science.org/content/article/innovative-universal-flu-vaccine-shows-promises-it-first-clinical-test https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aaz5143 https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/using-mrna-technology-universal-flu-vaccine