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Why 64.8 percent of Americans didn't get a flu shot

As the country's flu outbreak becomes an epidemic, odds are that you've had a few sheepish feelings about not doing something you probably should have: Gotten a flu shot. As of this November, the majority of American adults 64.8 percent, to be exact had not received a flu immunization. This wasn't a surprise to researchers: Flu is a disease with one of the lowest vaccination rates.

 

First batch of swine flu vaccine produced

First batch of swine flu vaccine produced

Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis AG said Friday it has successfully produced a first batch of swine flu vaccine weeks ahead of expectations.

 

U.S. Sets Aside $1 Billion for Flu Vaccine

U.S. Sets Aside $1 Billion for Flu Vaccine

The U.S. government is setting aside $1 billion to launch development of an H1N1 swine flu vaccine, as the disease continues to spread globally.

 

Swine flu vaccine would take months to develop, distribute

Swine flu vaccine would take months to develop, distribute

The current vaccine-making processes are multi-step recipes that begin in the molecular biology labs of international and national ...

 

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