Future Flu Vaccines May Not Require a Needle
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Korean researchers say they've had success with an oral flu vaccine that many people will find preferable to needles or inhalants.
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In the midst of a vaccine shortage that has left the nation with half its supply of flu shots, researchers have found that injecting as little as one-fifth the normal dose into the skin may be just as effective for most Americans as the full dose
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The United States is facing a major shortage of flu vaccines after one of the world&#39;s leading suppliers said it would not provide any this season.
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By Tricia Bishop, The Baltimore Sun  Sep. 14--Maryland will offer 250,000 free doses of FluMist to elementary school kids ages 5 through 11 this year, giving a public relations boost to MedImmune Inc., which makes the needle-free vaccine, as well as helping parents of shot-wary children.
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British scientists have developed a new  way of storing childhood vaccines without refrigeration in a  move that could slash costs and increase access to life-savings  shots in poor countries.
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Scientists at Cambridge Biostability (CBL), UK have developed a new technology that can store and deliver vaccines without the need for refrigeration.
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A new production method can ensure an ample vaccine supply this flu season.
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A day after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated, US health officials said yesterday they do not expect a flu-shot shortage.
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Thinking of trying to wheedle a flu shot from your doctor even though you're not at high-risk for flu complications? Forget about it in Michigan. Or Washington, D.C. Or Massachusetts.
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NEW YORK  - In a new study, Japanese researchers describe the development of an experimental rice-based oral vaccine that requires neither refrigeration nor injection.
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New research suggests that giving flu vaccine in a novel way can stretch doses and protect more people, but it didn&#39;t work as well in those over 60 and is too experimental to be used to ease this year&#39;s shortage, experts say.
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British scientists have taken tips from Mother Nature to develop a new technology that could deliver cheaper, life-saving vaccines without refrigeration to millions of children in remote areas of the world.
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LONDON - Flu shot shipments by a major vaccine supplier were blocked by British health authorities Tuesday just ahead of the flu season, immediately raising worries that there will be enough vaccine this year.   "The implications may be significant...
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If you don&#39;t meet the criteria to receive a flu shot this season, you still may be able to get vaccinated - up your nose. MedImmune Inc.
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With the peak of the flu season approaching, many Americans who should have received vaccine shots have not yet been inoculated, federal officials reported Thursday.
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Relief may be on the way for all those youngsters trembling at the thought of another needle jab. One day the flu vaccine may simply be placed under the tongue.
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LONDON: A leading Indian bio-tech firm is on the cusp of manufacturing a revolutionary new, UK-developed vaccine, which would not require to be refrigerated and thus sweep away one of the biggest drawbacks of the preventive jab since Jenner introduced