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On Oct. 14, 1976, while the TV cameras rolled, U.S. President Gerald Ford pushed up his sleeve and received his influenza vaccine. It wasn't an ordinary flu jab. In February of that year, an 18-year-old U.S. Army recruit had died of a swine flu virus, which scientists...
But the inoculation program immediately hit snags. Worried about lawsuits, drug companies demanded that Congress assume liability for the new vaccines. Then, after two months, vaccinations were halted after reports that hundreds of people who had received the shot had developed a rare nerve disease. While it was never conclusively...
What's really needed is careful, detailed, long-term planning that answers to the realities of tomorrow, not the headlines of today. Building up government stockpiles of antivirals is necessary. But what's more vital is improving the surge capacity of our health-care systems, so there will be enough...
ONE SHOT One-dose, single-use packaging of this hepatitis B vaccine means no measuring and no dangerous needle reuse
As fears about a bird flu pandemic continue to mount, Harvard is preparing for a possible influenza outbreak and increasing its supply of seasonal flu vaccines. The bird flu mutation, avian influenza A (H5N1), has killed more than 60 people in Asia over the past two years, according to the...