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Single shot for H1N1 sufficient, panel finds

Source: Japan Times
Okinawa : Japan | about 1 month ago  
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    A plush toy model of the H1N1 swine flu virus is displayed at the ...
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  • An employee holds out a plush toy model of the H1N1 swine flu virus at the Newbury Comics store in Boston
    An employee holds out a plush toy model of the H1N1 swine flu virus at ...
    Source: Reuters
A plush toy model of the H1N1 swine flu virus is displayed at the ...
Experts on a health ministry panel agreed Friday that a single shot of vaccine for the new H1N1 strain of influenza is sufficient instead of two for those aged 13 and older, including pregnant women and patients with certain underlying illnesses. The agreement came after an interim report on clinical...
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