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Adding antibodies could make flu vaccines cut spread (Level A1) — two white and purple bottles

Adding antibodies could make flu vaccines cut spreadCEFR A1

31 Dec 2025

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Adapted from U. Michigan, Futurity • CC BY 4.0

Photo by Guido Hofmann, Unsplash

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2 min
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  • New research looks at flu and vaccines.
  • Vaccines now stop many people getting sick.
  • Scientists say more antibodies may help.
  • Extra antibodies could lower virus spread.
  • This change could help families and towns.
  • Researchers watched people in households.
  • They used blood tests and virus checks.
  • Most people in the study were unvaccinated.
  • This idea could protect babies and sick people.
  • Scientists hope it helps in a pandemic.

Difficult words

  • research — careful study to find new facts
  • vaccine — a medicine to stop infections and disease
    Vaccines
  • antibody — a blood protein that fights germs
    antibodies
  • virus — a tiny germ that makes people sick
  • household — people who live together in one home
    households
  • unvaccinated — not given a vaccine or immunization

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Discussion questions

  • Have you ever had a vaccine?
  • Have you ever had a blood test?
  • Do you live with family or alone?

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