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    Why Not To Get The H1n1 Flu Vaccination

    Experts recommend change in next year's flu vaccine

    February 25, 2009
    An expert panel that advises the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended changing one of the three strains of flu included in this season's influenza vaccine for next season's version. The FDA panel said next season's vaccine should include the same strains of influenza A as this season's shot, but that a newer "B" strain also should be included in the upcoming vaccine. In a typical season, one or two of the three strains included in the annual vaccine are changed from the prior ... Read more »
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