High Dose Of Flu Vaccine Boosts Immune Response In Elderly
Sunday, October 26, 2008 - 14:28
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.
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