Half-dose Flu Shot Appears To Produce Immune Response In Young, Healthy Adults
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 00:42
in Health & Medicine
Individuals younger than 50 who have been previously vaccinated do not appear to have a substantially different immune response to a half-dose of influenza vaccine than to a full dose, according to a new report. This suggests that half-dose vaccination in healthy young individuals may be effective in times of vaccine shortage.
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