title: Building an insurance against modern pandemics.
abstract: The response to the first influenza pandemic of the 21st century benefited from the extensive preparation for an avian influenza pandemic and the mild nature of the 2009 A/H1N1 swine influenza virus. However, the pandemic demonstrated the limited ability to predict influenza pandemics, to anticipate levels of cross-protection, and to deliver vaccines in a timely manner, particularly to low income countries. The lessons learned from the 2009 H1N1 pandemic are of paramount importance to develop more effective preparations against future pandemics.
authors.forename: Rino
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rappuoli
authors.forename: Duccio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Medini
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Siena
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Budroni
authors.forename: Philip R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Dormitzer
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Del Giudice
mesh_terms: D003906:Developing Countries; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines