swine flu vaccine

What You Need To Know About Swine Flu Vaccine

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Mon, 10/05/2009 - 9:30am

After two months of testing, the swine flu vaccine will be released this week. NPR's Richard Knox answers listener questions.

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Swine Flu Vaccine Poses Challenges To FDA

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 07/23/2009 - 6:34am

As manufacturers start to roll out vaccines against the new H1N1 swine flu, the Food and Drug Administration will only have weeks to decide whether they're safe.

It's a high-pressure situation, complicated by the memory of a flu-vaccine scare in 1976, and by a new ingredient that some manufacturers are experimenting with.


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