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About a quarter of the swine flu vaccine produced for the U.S. public has expired - meaning that a whopping 40 million doses worth about $260 million is being written off as trash. "It's a lot, by ...
Officials at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had expected about 40 million doses of the swine flu vaccine to be distributed by the end of the month, but it looks as though a ...
Polls indicate many Americans have concerns and questions about the swine flu vaccine. Government officials are urging people to get the swine flu vaccine, to protect themselves and help prevent ...
If the swine flu vaccine were a separate shot, people might need to get two shots of swine flu vaccine plus the regular flu vaccine -- a total of three shots.
There is a flu vaccine ready for us, thanks to the federal government and its pharmaceutical partners. A total of 13 million doses are stockpiled. Unfortunately, it's for the wrong virus. For now ...
As health officials prioritize who takes top priority for a swine flu vaccine, pregnant women appear to be especially vulnerable to the H1N1 virus. ABC News. Video. Live. Shows. Shop. Log In.
The public should not fear the swine flu vaccine due out Oct. 15 despite the hurried pace with which it is being made, say local, state and federal health officials. "There's no reason to believe ...
No, neither the swine flu vaccine nor seasonal flu vaccines in this country contain immune-boosting agents called adjuvants. The government ordered adjuvants in case the new H1N1 vaccine did not ...
Swine flu vaccines protect against the H1N1 virus, a type of influenza. There were two major vaccine rollouts for swine flu in 1976 and 2009. The 1976 vaccine was in response to a sudden emergence ...
Sept. 19 -- FRIDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The first doses of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine will start shipping the first week in October, slightly earlier than expected, U.S. health officials ...
It's true that in 1976, adults in New Jersey who received a different swine flu vaccine were found to have an elevated risk of GBS – about 10 extra cases per million people vaccinated.
Pandemic swine flu vaccine is already rolling off the production lines of the five different vaccine makers supplying the U.S: 46% will come from Novartis, 26% will come from Sanofi Pasteur, 19% ...