A single dose of the swine flu vaccine works well for almost all pregnant women, but young children will still need two doses for best results, federal health officials said Monday.
Twenty-one days after receiving a single 15-microgram dose of the vaccine, 92 percent of pregnant women showed a robust immune response, Dr. Anthony Fauci reported. However, Fauci said that among children 6 months to 35 months old, just one in four had a strong immune response after 21 days. There was a sharp improvement after a second dose, he said.
Germ-wary boost Clorox
Higher prices and germ-wary shoppers who rushed to stock up on disinfectants helped the Clorox Co. earn 23 percent more in the first quarter this year than last, the company said Monday.
Swine flu vaccine safety will be monitored for side effects and deaths by a U.S. government panel using data from federal health plans for the military, the poor and the elderly, and from clinical trials, health officials said Monday.
Staff, wire reports
