I mentioned this below. A lot of the high death rate from flu is due to secondary bacterial infection, which antibiotic can treat. Antibiotics would have reduce

I mentioned this below. A lot of the high death rate from flu is due to secondary bacterial infection, which antibiotic can treat. Antibiotics would have reduced the mortality of the 1918 flu, which was novel at the time, drastically as bacterial infection counted for the majority of deaths. We are likely to have a decent universal vaccine within the decade. Example, one test by Inovio used a unmatched vaccine on the 1918 Flu with lethal dose in mice. All the controls died but none of the vaccinated. This type of vaccine would reduce the chance greatly that something like a bat flu would emerge without us being prepared. These universal vaccines are made by bacteria or other very fast to produce and cheap methods, compared to the popular egg method today. The biggest issue which the WHO has been working on is to make sure poorer countries have the know-how and distribution networks to ensure they can make and deliver current and next gen vaccines. This is especially important if access to antibiotics is not common and easy.