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One shot of 2009 H1N1 vaccine, instead of two, may generate a sufficient antibody response against the virus in children ages six months to nine years, researchers report.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will One Dose of H1N1 Vaccine Be Enough for Kids? | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

Under current government recommendations, young children receive two doses of the vaccine, while adults get only one. The two-shot regimen for youngsters is based on a similar recommendation in this population for seasonal flu vaccination. Because their immune systems are still developing, and because they are less likely to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will One Dose of H1N1 Vaccine Be Enough for Kids? | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

How severe the current H1N1 pandemic seems depends on what you use as a measuring stick. Compared with previous pandemics, like the 1918 Spanish flu, which killed 20 million people and infected up to 40% of the world's population, or even the far less deadly 1957 and 1968 bouts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The H1N1 Pandemic: Is a Second Wave Possible? | 12/10/2009 | See Source »

The looming concern over another winter wave of flu is all the more reason, says Lipsitch, to continue aggressive antiflu efforts, from washing your hands to covering your cough and getting vaccinated. In some states, including New York, there is now enough vaccine to vaccinate everyone over six months old...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The H1N1 Pandemic: Is a Second Wave Possible? | 12/10/2009 | See Source »

4. H1N1 Vaccine With the world already grappling with a pandemic of 2009 H1N1 influenza, no treatment was more hotly anticipated or more in demand in the U.S. (and the rest of the northern hemisphere) than the new H1N1 vaccine when flu season officially kicked off in the fall. Despite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME's Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs of 2009 | 12/8/2009 | See Source »

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