Did The Shot Work?

Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004
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One unanswered question about this winter's flu epidemic was whether the vaccine that Americans were clamoring to get would protect against the predominant Fujian strain. We may have the answer. A preliminary CDC study of 1,818 Colorado hospital workers suggests the vaccine had "no or very low effectiveness"--from 3% to 14%--against the Fujian flu.

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