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Flu vaccine updated after last winter's misery
2015-09-21 04:33:04| Biotech - Topix.net
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Tom Frieden, right, receives a flu shot from nurse B.K. Morris during an event about the flu vaccine, Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington. It's time for flu shots again, and health officials expect to avoid a repeat of the misery last winter, when immunizations weren't a good match for a nasty surprise strain.
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Glaxo recalls flu vaccine due to potency problem
2015-04-17 20:45:17| Biotech - Topix.net
GlaxoSmithKline is recalling a popular four-in-one flu vaccine distributed throughout the U.S. because its effectiveness can decline over time. The company alerted customers Tuesday that the vaccine can lose potency and fail to adequately protect against some flu strains.
U.S. developing bird flu vaccine, no distribution plans yet
2015-03-24 02:06:08| Food - Topix.net
The U.S. government is developing a vaccine to protect poultry from new strains of avian flu that have recently killed birds from Arkansas to Washington state. Within two months, scientists at a U.S. Department of Agriculture research lab in Georgia will test the vaccine on chickens to see how well it prevents them from getting sick and dying of the virus, which the government says is spread by wild birds.
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USDA developing bird flu vaccine
2015-03-24 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
In light of bird flu outbreaks in eight states, including Arkansas and Washington state, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started work on the development of a new vaccine to protect poultry.
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Flu vaccine not working well; only 23 percent effective
2015-01-15 21:35:13| Biotech - Topix.net
As predicted, this year's flu vaccine is doing a pretty crummy job. It's only 23 percent effective, primarily because it doesn't include the bug that is making most people sick, according to a government study released Thursday.
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