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Public health officials have been warning for some time that nothing about the flu is predictable. But here's something that is: When it comes to a new strain of the flu like H1N1, which has already stoked global fears of a massive pandemic, there's almost certain to be...
What sparked the reports about insufficient testing of the new vaccine was a statement by Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control, confirming that the government has given flu vaccine manufacturers a green light to begin bottling up still-experimental shots and readying them for shipment, even...
It's an unusual step, but one that was also recommended by the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST) in a report released the same day. By initiating the so-called "fill and finish" step of vaccine production, manufacturers can be prepared to ship vials as...
That doesn't mean, however, that anyone will get an unproven vaccine. The vials will stay right where they are until the testing is completed--and for now, those trials are going well. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, also speaking at the workshop, noted that "So far...
The reason for the wait is biological. The first volunteers to test the new vaccine were inoculated in August, and because most people will not have any existing immunity to H1N1, it will require two shots, spaced three weeks apart, to educate the immune system to recognize H1N1, and another...