800,000 doses of kids' swine flu vaccine recalled

[superconnected]

Source: Yahoo News

ATLANTA – Health officials are recalling hundreds of thousands of doses of swine flu vaccine after tests indicated they may not be potent enough to protect against the virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified doctors about the recall Tuesday. The recall involves about 800,000 doses made by Sanofi Pasteur. The doses are pre-filled syringes intended for young children, ages 6 months to almost three years.

Health officials recommend children those ages get two doses, spaced about a month apart.

Health officials say it's not clear how many doses have already been given, but they don't think children need to be re-vaccinated. The lots passed potency tests when they were first shipped, but tests indicate the potency waned after.

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[Purveyor]

1. Thanks your gods that this virus wasn't as potent as predicted. Obviously

the world health organizations are not capable of dealing with any serious outbreaks.

We were lucky this time, indeed!

[Myrina]

2. ... and how much $$ were the pharma's given to produce this crap?

I am so fucking tired of being scammed by this country's corporations.

[My Good Babushka]

3. I couldn't get vaccine for my kids

They are 3 and 5 years old. The pediatrician's office said they were only vaccinating up to 35 months because they didn't have enough vaccine. At least I won't have to stay up late worrying about Wall St. executives, though, I'm sure they got adequate doses.

[nick dalton]

4. H1n1 Swine flu vaccine

I am a health care provider and I believe we should all get vaccinated. Our children come first but don't stop there, protect yourselves from the pandemic.
As far as recalling doses,there is not much we could do just wait for more vaccines.
"According to Health officials there is a major increase in the vaccination production." you can read more on news about H1N1 at http://www.isrameds.com .
Nick

[Xenotime]

5. This is fucking bullshit.