Influenza vaccines and free sharing of flu data

I don't usually discuss my day job on this blog, but this week there's some overlap between the two. My comments in this blog back in November 2007 drew the attention of the editors of the journal Nature, and they invited me to write a Commentary for Nature on the flu vaccine and issues surrounding the open exchange of influenza data.

My Commentary appeared this week as part of a special Nature section on "Flu fighting" in the journal. See this link for the Editor's summary of the special section. The summary has links to my article and to other articles included in the special section. If you can't get the articles (a subscription may be required), then you can get a reprint of my article from my home page, under "Editorials and opinion pieces."

Coming soon to this blog: should doctors prescribe statins for overweight children?