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A double vaccination against H5N1?

Posted on October 08, 2008

Via Female First.co.uk: New Study Determines Double Flu Jab Needed Against Bird Flu Pandemic. Excerpt:An international study led by University of Leicester researchers has determined that vaccination will be the best way to protect people in the event of the next influenza pandemic but that each person would need two doses.In an article in the New England Journal of Medicine published on October 9, researchers from the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester report on a study carried out at the Leicester Royal Infirmary.Dr Iain Stephenson, Consultant in Infectious Dis...

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