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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 11 > Swine flu vaccine effective with only one dose, clinical trials show

Swine flu vaccine effective with only one dose, clinical trials show

By Donald G. McNeil Jr. / The Bulletin
September 11, 2009

Defying the expectations of experts, clinical trials are showing that the new H1N1 swine flu vaccine protects with only one dose instead of two, so the vaccine supplies being made will go twice as far as had been predicted.

That means it should be possible to vaccinate — well before the flu's....

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