The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that 56,000 people a year die from flu-related illnesses.¹ During the 2015-2016 flu season 310,000 people were hospitalized due to flu-related illnesses.²

Colds and the flu are often treated with a variety of medications designed to reduce symptoms but that have no ability to activate the body’s own immune response to fend off invading bacteria or viruses.

Scientists wanted to find a way to stop the common cold and flu before they take hold.