High dose of flu vaccine boosts immune response in elderly
Monday, October 27, 2008 - 05:28
in Health & Medicine
Giving people age 65 and older a dose four times larger than the standard flu vaccine boosts the amount of antibodies in their blood to levels considered protective against the flu, more so than the standard flu vaccine does. The findings from a study of nearly 4,000 people were presented 26 October at a national meeting on infectious diseases...
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