Federal Officials on Monday announced that pregnant woman only require one shot of the H1N1 flu vaccine in order to protect themselves from the deadly flu strain. While reiterating that children still require two shots.
According to MSNBC, the National Institute of Allergy and Infection Disease reported that after 3 full weeks 92 percent of pregnant woman who received a single 15-microgram dose showed vastly improved immune systems compared to woman who had not received the shot. A second shot did show a further improvement, but only by 4% (96% overall efficacy).
This realization is good news for the general public as under 25 million of the needed 150 million shots have been distributed starting the month of November, the less shots needed for adults, the more that can be distributed to children who require 30 micograms (two shots) to build up their immune system enough to stay protected from the Swine Flu.
Posted on 02 November 2009 by | Author: James Johnson | Posted In: Health