Name: HIV and flu -- the vaccine strategy
Uploaded: 2010-05-27T09:32:00Z
Duration: 20 min 48 s
Description: Seth Berkley explains how smart advances in vaccine design, production and distribution are bringing us closer than ever to eliminating a host of global threats -- from AIDS to malaria to flu pandemics.

Seth Berkley explains how smart advances in vaccine design, production and distribution are bringing us closer than ever to eliminating a host of global threats -- from AIDS to malaria to flu pandemics.

HIV and flu -- the vaccine strategy

The true threat to humanity may not be war or disaster, but infectious diseases like flu and HIV that can kill millions and disrupt society. Seasonal flu claims 36,000 lives each year in the United States, and the 1918 pandemic killed as many as 100 million globally. Advances in vaccine science and production are making it possible to outpace mutating viruses and reach even the poorest communities. With smarter vaccine strategies, the world stands on the edge of eradicating ancient killers and averting future pandemics.