The Canada Science and Technology museum recently discovered an important piece of Canadian history in its archives — a small vial of the vaccine used to combat Spanish flu. Read the full article and watch a short video where curator David Pantalony speaks about the discovery.

A century after the 1918 influenza that killed tens of millions as it swept the globe, scientists are rethinking how to guard against another super-flu epidemic. Dr. Anthony Fauci has designated a universal flu vaccine as a top priority for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases – and he’s “cautiously optimistic” that it could be accomplished in the coming years.