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Early Results: In Children, 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Works Like Seasonal Flu Vaccine – 3
p>Narrator: This is NIH Health Matters. When the first of a series of trials of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine in healthy adults and elderly individuals showed no safety concerns, trials began in healthy children.Dr. Fauci: Preliminary data from our trials indicate that a single 15-microgram dose induces an immune response in most, older children.
Narrator: Dr. Anthony Fauci is director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Fauci: Children from 6 months to 9 years old, may require two doses of the vaccine, depending on their health history.
Narrator: The 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine contains a purified part of a killed virus and cannot cause flu. For more information, including H1N1 details, visit www.flu.gov. Health Matters is produced by the National Institutes of Health, part of the US Department of Health and Human Services.
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