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...Harvard, the Chronicle of Higher Education, and the Institute of Politics have no agenda and no turf to protect,” he added...

Author: By Daniel J. T. Schuker, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Nonprofits Call IOP Study Biased | 10/21/2004 | See Source »

...defense against the flu, has been sliced in half. The consequences of the shortage are having repercussions here at Harvard, as University Health Services (UHS) has revealed significant limitations on who will be eligible for vaccination. Given these circumstances, students are well advised to take it upon themselves to protect themselves and keep the community healthy...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: The Coming Epidemic | 10/19/2004 | See Source »

...current supply be stretched? Perhaps. In 2002 the National Institutes of Health reported that people immunized with half doses of vaccine produced enough antibodies to protect themselves. This year's strain would have to be tested, perhaps with health-care workers, since officials are not sure it will work the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Flu-Shot Anxiety | 10/18/2004 | See Source »

...vaccinated, how can I protect myself? FluMist, a nasal-spray vaccine based on a weakened live virus, might be an option if your immune system is healthy. (The manufacturer lowered its price last week and plans to double its supply.) Antiviral medicines like Tamiflu may also help. Since you can be contagious from a day before you get sick to a week after symptoms appear, you should wash your hands often and cover your mouth when you cough. If you do get sick, stay home at the first sign of illness...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Flu-Shot Anxiety | 10/18/2004 | See Source »

What about bird flu? This year's flu shots (designed last spring) were not meant to protect against the bird flu that is infecting chickens and ducks and some people in Thailand and Malaysia. There is still no vaccine for bird...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: Flu-Shot Anxiety | 10/18/2004 | See Source »

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