Large study reaffirms H1N1, seasonal flu vaccine safety
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 10:00
in Health & Medicine
Back in spring 2009, the H1N1 influenza virus crossed the U.S. border and raised concerns that it might cause a full-scale epidemic in the fall. The Food and Drug Administration worked with other Health and Human Services agencies and vaccine manufacturers to quickly develop, license and distribute a vaccine to protect the public from this particularly virulent strain of the flu.