Pneumonia vaccine may help limit swine flu deaths
Most of the serious consequences linked to the virus are the result of pneumonia, and an underused vaccine called Pneumovax can prevent, or at least limit, such complications in many patients. The vaccine, made by Merck & Co., stimulates the body’s ability to neutralize the bacteria responsible for many cases of pneumonia, and it has the potential to prevent an estimated one-third of pneumonia deaths linked to swine flu.
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/aug/04/science/sci-pneumonia4
Tests Show More Swine Flu Immunity in Older Folks
Tests Show More Swine Flu Immunity in Older Folks: New test results show what scientists have suspected — people in their 60′s and older have signs of greater immunity to the new swine flu virus.
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Tests Show More Swine Flu Immunity in Older Folks
New test results show what scientists have suspected — people in their 60′s and older have signs of greater immunity to the new swine flu virus.
