Flu jabs 'can't stop pneumonia'

Courtesy BBC News | Health | World Edition  Fri, 08/01/2008 - 3:03am

One of the main benefits of flu jabs for the elderly - protection against pneumonia - may not exist, US scientists claim.



 

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