Experiment Stretches Flu Vaccine For Healthy

It might be possible to stretch out the scarce U.S. supply of flu vaccine by diluting it and injecting it differently, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday. The approach does not work for those most at risk from influenza -- people over 60 -- but could be used to vaccinate healthier adults who care for high-risk people and do not wish to infect them, the researchers said. It also hurts less.

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