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FDA approves six vaccines for the 2008-09 influenza season.

Posted on August 06, 2008

A wonderful example of how to confuse people. .Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved six influenza vaccines intended to target strains that are likely to cause flu in the United States during the 2008-09 season. Agency officials explained that every year, the vaccines are modified to reflect the virus strains most likely to be circulating, and the closer the match between the circulating strains and the strains in the vaccines, the better the protection. Last year's flu vaccine didn't match two of three main types of flu that sickened people. Still, the vaccination remains the...

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