NEWSTALK 860 » flu shots

Americans Are Divided on Flu Shots — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:14:57 +0000

With flu season upon us, 46 percent of Americans have received a flu shot, whereas 47 percent said they have not and will not.

Texas Researchers Creating Ultimate Flu Shot

Jim Bell — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:29:59 +0000

North Texas researchers are on the brink of revolutionizing the way we fight the flu.

Every year, scientists try to guess which strain of the flu will cause the most people to get sick. They use that particular flu bug to make a flu vaccine. That's a hit or miss approach, and despite their best efforts, 40,000 people die of flu every year.

But what if there was one flu shot that would protect us from every type of flu there is?

FDA Says Flu Injector Devices Not Approved as Vaccines

Shauna Wright — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:59:07 +0000

Flu vaccines have always been dreaded by those who hate shots, but this year a company called PharmaJet introduced a device that uses “a high-pressure steam of liquid to pierce the skin and deliver the vaccine.” The needle-phobics rejoiced.

But now the FDA is saying, Not so fast.