1st Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine Set for Early October

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On Tuesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved four H1N1 swine flu vaccines. The government has ordered 195 million doses, but it may order more doses if needed. Typically, 100 million Americans get vaccinated for the regular seasonal flu each year.

Last week, health officials received welcome news that trials of the H1N1 flu vaccine continued to find that a single dose produces a strong immune response in healthy adults. It had been feared that adults would need two doses, greatly reducing the number of doses available worldwide.

Still, the World Health Organization cautioned Friday that worldwide production of the H1N1 vaccine would fall short of the previous maximum prediction of 94 million doses a week because some manufacturers are still making vaccines for seasonal flu.

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But, the WHO said that, in theory, all 6.3 billion people worldwide should be able to receive at least one dose of the H1N1 vaccine, the Associated Press reported.

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For more on H1N1 swine flu, visit Flu.gov.

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