Daily Dose of Medicine: Did You Get the Swine Flu Vaccine?
Monday, August 3, 2009
, Posted by Ashleigh Fitzwilliam, CEO and Founder at 1:40 PM
Just to update you guys on the Swine Flu...
Swine Influenza, also called hog flu, H1N1 and pig flu) is common in pig populations throughout the United States. Although human to pig contact does not always result in the transmission of the influenza from pig to human, it has occurred earlier this year. In the United States alone, there have been an approximate record of 350 deaths resulting from Swine Influenza.
The US may have as many as 160 million doses of the Swine Flu vaccine available to the nation's public sometime in October. Of course, major studies have yet to be completed on the swine flu vaccine- in depth research on whether or not the vaccine does in fact work. Therefore a mass distribution of the vaccine will not occur immediately. Scientists still must figure out if an individual requires two shots of the vaccine, or one shot of high dosage to ensure his/her complete immunity to the outbreak. In any event, LSU will keep you updated on the release dates of the vaccine.
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