Did You Know Enforced Swine Flu Shot This Fall Is Really Multiple Shots?

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School children who have never had a flu shot may need to get vaccinated

four times in the fall – twice for seasonal flu, twice for pandemic

swine flu – officials at the CDC told health professionals on Wednesday.

Most everyone else should expect three shots.

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“This vaccine campaign will unfold quite differently than

seasonal flu,†said Wortley, in a conference call with health

care professionals nationwide on Wednesday. “This is a huge

endeavor we’re gearing up for.â€

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Preservative-free shots will be available for children and

pregnant women, about 20 percent of the lots manufactured,

Wortley said. They will either come in single-dose injections or

as Flu Mist, the live virus that is squirted into the nose.

Adults will most likely get their shots from multi-dose vials

which contain Thimerisol, including very low levels of mercury.

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There are a number of newer vaccine technologies that are now

under development, including cell-based vaccines and vaccines

grown in fall armyworm cells. Those won’t be among the tier 1

vaccines used in the United States, Wortley said.

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Wortley said the CDC is setting up a process for tracking

adverse reactions to the shots, including the rare but

potentially fatal Guillain-Barré syndrome, an autoimmune

disorder that can be temporarily paralyzing.