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However, Postel said there is a shortage of the bivalent vaccine now given only to high-risk persons. The bivalent vaccine is more effective and ideally should be given to everyone, he said.
Seventeen per cent of Harvard’s eligible population has received the vaccine compared to only seven per cent of the national population.
Postel said those who chose not to receive the vaccine probably feared side effects or thought the vaccine pointless because there has been no recent swine flu recurrence.
Postel said a repeat program would not be a problem because there is “no real shortage” of swine flu vaccine.
Despite the distraction of mid-terms and the widespread publicity concerning swine flu vaccine’s possible side effects, almost 5000 people received the vaccine early this week in the UHS three-day immunization program.