Sunday, September 13, 2009

Swine Flu vaccines to start in October

According to Kathleen Sebelius, the U.S. secretary of health and human services said Sunday that Swine flu vaccinations could very well begin in three weeks.

“We’re on track to have an ample supply rolling by the middle of October,” Sebelius said. “We’ll get the vaccine out the door as fast as it rolls out the production line.”

Most shots in the studies of healthy adults ages 18 to 64 contained 15 micrograms of antigen, the same level as for seasonal flu vaccines. The vaccinations had similar side effects to regular flu shots, the most common being headache and pain at the injection site.

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