Yale researcher questions federal guidelines for seasonal and swine flu vaccines
Friday, August 21, 2009 - 06:56
in Health & Medicine
With the seasonal flu season approaching and uncertainty over whether swine flu will become more severe, new research published by Yale School of Public Health has found that more people are likely to avoid illness if vaccines are given out first to those most likely to transmit viruses, rather than to those at highest risk for complications. This research differs from current vaccination recommendations of the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and the Advisory Committee on Immunisation Practices (ACIP)...