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Do You Know What’s In A Flu Shot? by Jeanne C. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 17 Sep 2009 10:21pm Took Charlie to the chiropractor this afternoon. He walked in the office and the massage therapist said, “Hey Charlie! Ready for your massage?” Charlie said, “Oh yeah! But, is my massage going to be beautiful today?” The therapist chuckled and said, “Only if you want it to be!” Charlie said, “Oh yeah, I want it to be. I’m ready!” When we ... Read on »

A Flu Vaccine that Lasts: NIH Scientists Consider Prospects for a Universal Influenza Vaccine by Health & Human Services Posted Mon 06 Dec 2010 2:00pm The costly, time-consuming process of making, distributing and administering millions of seasonal flu vaccines would become obsolete if researchers could design a vaccine that confers decades-long protection from any flu virus strain. Read on »

Is The Influenza Flu Vaccine For You??? by Sanjib S. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 10 Oct 2008 1:14pm

1 Comment The flu vaccine is produced every year form the US. This flu vaccine is commonly know as influenza vaccine. Influenza vaccine contains a small amount of flu virus which helps your body produce antibodies to help fight off the flu. So how well does the vaccine work? That really depends on a close a match the influenza is to the current strai ... Read on »

2010-2011 Seasonal Influenza (Flu) Vaccine Safety by Health & Human Services Posted Tue 12 Oct 2010 10:00am Questions and answers on the safety of the 2010-2011 flu vaccine, including possible mild reactions. Read on »

Flu Vaccine Via Skin Patch Shows Promise in Mice by HealthFinder Posted Sun 18 Jul 2010 10:00am healthnewslink New technology uses painless 'microneedles' to deliver immunization. By Jenifer Goodwin HealthDay Reporter ... Read on »

Flu Vaccine Via Skin Patch Shows Promise in Mice by Medline Plus Posted Mon 19 Jul 2010 3:00am New technology uses painless 'microneedles' to deliver immunization Monday, July 19, 2010 SUNDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Wouldn't it be nice if you could get the flu vaccine through a stick-on skin patch instead of a shot? Experiments in mice show that using skin patches containing tiny, painl ... Read on »

Holy moly, it's hard getting swine flu vaccine to people who might need it overseas/ NY Times by Meryl Nass Posted Tue 02 Feb 2010 12:00am WHO's Dr. Fukuda still isn't making sense, only now he is discussing WHO's work getting vaccine to poor nations. Swine flu cases began falling rapidly in the US in October. Countries have been trying to give away much of their vaccine stockpile since December. Yet WHO has only managed to get vaccine to two countries. Guess they don't think i ... Read on »

NIAID Grantees Use New Skin Patches to Deliver Flu Vaccine in Mice by Health & Human Services Posted Thu 29 Jul 2010 7:00pm For many years, researchers have been working to find a way to deliver flu vaccine - whose components are much larger than those of nicotine and hormones - using a transdermal (across the skin) patch. Read on »

Does the Flu Vaccine for 2010 - 2011 Contain the Swine Flu Vaccine? Should you get a flu shot? by Davis Liu Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 22 Sep 2010 10:15pm It's that time of year again. Children back at school. Football season is underway and baseball playoffs to start soon. The television networks are rolling out their new shows. And it is also time to think about getting flu shots. Just got mine today as I have done annually since going to medical school. Compared to last year, there isn ... Read on »

Hard sell: If you go to the doctor for anything the doctor will be offering free swine flu vaccine by Meryl Nass Posted Sat 06 Feb 2010 12:00am From the UK's Daily Telegraph, excerpts from a story about Australia's new push to use up its swine flu stockpile. The multidose vaccine vials need to be used within 24 hours of opening. DOCTORS have been told to issue the swine flu vaccine throughout summer in order to deplete the Government's stockpile before millions of doses expire. ... Read on »