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	CDC - Influenza (Flu) \| Key Facts About Flu Vaccine
		The "flu shot"—an inactivated vaccine (containing killed virus) that is given with a needle, usually in the arm.
		It should be noted that vaccination with the nasal-spray flu vaccine is always an option for healthy† people 2-49 years of age* who are not pregnant.
		The ability of flu vaccine to protect a person depends on the age and health status of the person getting the vaccine, and the similarity or "match" between the virus strains in the vaccine and those in circulation.
	www.cdc.gov /flu/protect/keyfacts.htm (855 words)

	Is the Flu Vaccine a Good Idea for Your Family?
		The flu season is from November to April, with most cases occurring between late December and early March, but the vaccine is usually offered between September and mid-November (and may be given at other times of the year).
		But the flu shot used in the United States is made from killed influenza viruses, which means that it's impossible to catch the flu by receiving it.
		However, because the nasal spray flu vaccine is made from live viruses, it may cause mild flu-like symptoms, including runny nose, headache, vomiting, muscle aches, and fever.
	www.kidshealth.org /parent/general/body/flu_vaccine.html (1235 words)

	UMMS Feature Story - Flu Vaccine Facts
		Flu vaccine manufacturers have reported they expect 110-115 million doses of flu vaccine to be distributed in 2006--at least 27-32 million more doses than have been distributed in any past season and 29-34 million more doses than were distributed last year.
		In addition to the standard flu shot, FluMist, a nasal flu vaccine, is now available for healthy people between the ages of 5 and 49.
		Colds and flu are both highly contagious and intitially, a bad cold and a mild case of the flu might seem alike.
	www.umm.edu /features/flu_vac.html (0 words)

	Bird Flu Vaccine - Bird Flu Guide
		Bird flu took the world by surprise, we weren't prepared for it, and if an outbreak occurs the number of victims may be catastrophical because most of the ones that were infected suffered life-threatening complications.
		The worst part is that the bird flu virus is continuously changing so the doctors are having difficulties in creating a bird flu vaccine that could prevent all the mutations of the H5N1 virus.
		Until the bird flu vaccine is created we can treat bird flu with drugs, but they aren't as efficient as a vaccine should be.
	www.bird-flu-info-center.com /bird-flu-vaccine.htm (326 words)

	Flu Vaccine
		According to a CDC report of the 1994-1995 flu season, 87 percent of type A influenza virus samples were not similar to the year's vaccine, and 76 percent of type B virus were not similar to the virus in that year's vaccine.
		The primary targeted population for flu vaccine is the elderly, yet the vaccine is notoriously ineffective in preventing disease in that population.
		One of the most bizarre twists on the flu vaccine saga is the CDC recommendation of 2001 that all pregnant women receive the vaccine in their second or third trimester.
	www.cure-guide.com /Vaccine_Guide/Vaccine_Guide_excerpts/Flu_Vaccine/flu_vaccine.html (1277 words)

	Flu Vaccine – Flu Shot – Nasal Flu Spray
		However, because the particular flu strains that the vaccine protects against may not be the same ones that are going around your area, the vaccine is not always 100% effective.
		The nasal flu spray vaccine (sometimes referred to as LAIV for “Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine”) — which is a spray taken in the nose — is an attenuated (or weakened) vaccine
		The flu vaccine preparation is based on the strains of the flu viruses that are in circulation at the time.
	www.flufacts.com /treatment/vaccine.aspx (509 words)

	Flu Vaccine Info
		The flu vaccine (a flu shot), creates an immunity to the flu and protects you against the flu.
		Flu season is from November to April, with most cases occurring between late December and early March.
		But the flu vaccine in the United States is made from killed influenza viruses, which means that it's impossible to catch the flu by getting this vaccine.
	nejat.net /FluVaccine.htm (592 words)

	Flu Vaccine Facts
		The flu vaccine is prepared from the fluids of chick embryos inoculated with a specific type(s) of influenza virus.
		The strains of flu virus in the vaccine are inactivated with formaldehyde and preserved with thimerosal, which is a mercury derivative.
		For example in the 1994-1995 flu season, the CDC reported that 43 percent of isolated influenza samples for the predominant virus type A(H3N2) were not similar to that in the vaccine.
	www.vaccineinfo.net /immunization/vaccine/influenza/flu_vaccine_facts.shtml (2933 words)

	Bird Flu Vaccine Works in Humans
		Flu vaccines are still made using a decades-old process requiring millions of sterile chicken eggs.
		During flu season one shot annually is recommended because the flu shot is really a booster vaccination for those previously vaccinated or who have had the flu.
		Vaccination against bird flu is going to take a higher vaccine dose than is usual for flu vaccines.
	www.webmd.com /cold-and-flu/news/20050808/bird-flu-vaccine-works-in-humans (813 words)

	CDC - Influenza (Flu) \| Q & A: The Nasal-Spray Flu Vaccine (Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine [LAIV])
		The nasal-spray flu vaccine is approved for use only in healthy* people 2-49 years of age† who are not pregnant.
		The nasal-spray flu vaccine LAIV (FluMist®;) can be given to people with minor illnesses (e.g., diarrhea or mild upper respiratory tract infection with or without fever).
		An inactivated vaccine may be given either at the same time or at any time before or after the nasal-spray flu vaccine.
	www.cdc.gov /flu/about/qa/nasalspray.htm (1238 words)

	New bird flu vaccine capable of prevention
		The vaccine will be administered to fowls in the country's key water areas, including rivers and lakes, a ministry statement released yesterday.
		Laboratory tests show the vaccine enables ducks and geese to fight H5N1, the highly lethal strain of bird flu, three weeks after the flocks were vaccinated, the statement claimed.
		Vaccination is a must for water fowls and poultry farms in Chinese regions at high risk, according to a national tele-conference in bird flu prevention on January 28 in Beijing.
	www.chinadaily.com.cn /english/doc/2005-02/07/content_415649.htm (547 words)

	Urban Legends Reference Pages: Blue Flu
		The current flu vaccine shortage is attributable to a lawsuit handled by Vice-Presidential candidate John Edwards.
		Flu viruses mutate easily, so new flu vaccine formulas have to be made up every year.
		No new entrant to the flu vaccine market is going to spend several years and millions of dollars investing in a process that will soon become obsolete.
	www.snopes.com /politics/business/flushot.asp (1479 words)

	Flu, NIAID Fact Sheet
		The vaccine preparation is based on the strains of the flu viruses that are in circulation at the time.
		The vaccine itself cannot cause the flu, but you could become exposed to the virus by someone else and get infected soon after you are vaccinated.
		You may use them immediately following flu vaccination during a flu epidemic to protect you during the 2- to 4-week period before antibodies develop or when a flu epidemic is caused by virus strains other than those covered by the vaccine.
	www.niaid.nih.gov /factsheets/flu.htm (2278 words)

	CDC - Influenza (Flu) \| Q & A: Flu Shot
		The flu shot is an inactivated vaccine (containing killed virus) that is given with a needle, usually in the arm.
		The three vaccine strains – one A (H3N2) virus, one A (H1N1) virus, and one B virus –; are representative of the influenza vaccine strains recommended for that year.
		With the flu shot, when the "match" between vaccine and circulating strains is close, the vaccine prevents influenza in about 70%-90% of healthy persons younger than age 65 years.
	www.cdc.gov /flu/about/qa/flushot.htm (969 words)

	Flu shot: Your best shot for avoiding influenza - MayoClinic.com
		The flu vaccine is generally offered between September and mid-November, which is typically before the late-fall or early winter start to flu season.
		A flu shot is between 70 percent and 90 percent effective in warding off illness, depending on the length and intensity of a given flu season and your overall health.
		More important, the flu vaccine decreases the risk of flu-related complications — especially pneumonia, heart attack, stroke and death — to which older adults are especially vulnerable.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/flu-shots/ID00017 (1859 words)

	Influenza Vaccine (Flu Shot) Facts, Vaccination Side Effects and Statistics on MedicineNet.com
		The flu (or common flu) is a viral infection that is spread from person to person in secretions of the nose and lungs, for example when sneezing.
		Flu is a respiratory infection, that is, an infection that develops primarily in the lungs.
		Flu season can begin in October and last as late as May. October and November are considered the best times to receive the vaccination, but it is still effective when administered later.
	www.medicinenet.com /flu_vaccination/article.htm (755 words)

	No Flu Vaccine Shortage at Capitol (washingtonpost.com)
		While many Americans search in vain for flu shots, members and employees of Congress are able to obtain them quickly and at no charge from the Capitol's attending physician, who has urged all 535 lawmakers to get the vaccines even if they are young and healthy.
		The target populations for flu vaccination, as described by the CDC guidelines, include people older than 65, children 6 months to 23 months in age, people ages 2 to 64 with chronic illnesses, medical workers directly involved in patient care and several smaller "risk groups."
		Influenza vaccine consists of two strains of influenza A virus and one strain of influenza B -- all genetically weakened -- which are killed and packaged together.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A46325-2004Oct19.html (1168 words)

	Flu Vaccine, Doctor Supplies & Physician Equipment Discount Medical Supplies Distributors
		Bird flu vaccine to be tested in Dutchess (Kingston Daily Freeman) Medical Supplies Physician Equipment.
		Flu vaccine on hand at Craven, Pamlico health departments (New Bern Sun Journal) Medical Supplies Physician Equipment.
		The height of the local flu season is several weeks away, and health departments in Craven and Pamlico counties have surplus supplies of vaccine.
	www.fluvaccine.com (316 words)

	PandemicFlu.gov
		Flu terms defined — Seasonal flu, avian flu, and pandemic flu are not the same.
		The “Spanish Flu” Influenza Pandemic occurred in three waves in the United States throughout 1918 and 1919.
		Learn more about the 1918 pandemic, along with the Nation’s health and the medical care system and how they were affected.
	www.pandemicflu.gov (285 words)

	Stockpile bird flu vaccine now - health - 17 February 2005 - New Scientist
		Until now the WHO has said that a vaccine cannot be made until a pandemic starts, as only then can it be based on the exact strain of the virus responsible.
		What is more, people normally require two shots of a vaccine to make them immune to a strain of flu they have not encountered before.
		Clinical trials of limited batches of H5 vaccine, based on the strain now circulating in Asia, are about to start in the US and are planned in Canada, Australia and Japan, all with government funding.
	www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=dn7012 (0 words)

	VACCINE RISK AWARENESS NETWORK -"FLU VACCINES"NOT WORTH THE BOTHER"SAYS RESEARCHER DR. TOM JEFFERSON"
		Flu vaccine propaganda is gearing up again and the powers that be are in a major snit because Dr. Thomas Jefferson of the Cochrane Vaccines Field is telling the public and medical community, the second year in a row, that the kind of benefits being ascribed to flu vaccine are simply not justified.
		Flu vaccines 'not worth the bother' says expert - Daily Mail, UK - "Tom Jefferson, co-ordinator of the vaccines field of the highly-respected Cochrane Collaboration, called for an "urgent" re-evaluation of vaccination campaigns." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=412961&in_page_id=1774
		Those flu jabs could be a waste of time, says expert - Telegraph, UK - "Dr Jefferson argues that all campaigns must have targets, such as reducing the number of cases and deaths and keeping people working and in school.
	www.vran.org /vaccines/flu/flu-jefferson-06.htm (911 words)

	Flu vaccine myths, misconceptions - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But, she says, "it's not impossible to get the vaccine and still get flu." In years when it is well-matched to the flu viruses in circulation, the vaccine is 70% to 80% effective in healthy adults, less in older people.
		Flu vaccine takes about two weeks to become fully effective, so people exposed to flu during that window may become sick.
		Flu vaccine is very safe and is given to millions of people each year.
	www.usatoday.com /news/health/2006-09-25-flu-myths_x.htm (503 words)

	Doctors Now Want To Give Babies Flu Vaccine
		Flu infections were missed in four out of five preschoolers who were treated for flu symptoms at a doctor's office or emergency room and in about three-quarters of those who were hospitalized, researchers report.
		Only 28 percent of the hospitalized flu cases and 17 percent of those who went to the doctor or emergency room were diagnosed with the flu.
		Flu shots were already recommended for those 6 months to 23 months.
	www.rense.com /general72/focs.htm (783 words)

	The Influenza (Flu) Vaccine: Adverse Reactions. Thinktwice! (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Influenza, or the flu, is a contagious respiratory infection caused by a virus.
		It seems that the flu shot that is supposed to build up immunity caused his to work too hard and didn’t know when to shut down.
		Efficacy of the Flu Vaccine in the Elderly.
	thinktwice.com /flu.htm (1478 words)

	DOD Official Approves Expanded Use of Flu Vaccine
		The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses.
		Flu vaccines are developed to target specific virus strains expected only for that particular season.
		Vaccination against the flu "is the best way to protect yourself and your family from influenza," said Dr. Julie Gerberding, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director.
	www.military.com /NewsContent/0,13319,usaf1_011805.00.html (373 words)

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