Medical Center offers new flu vaccine
By Brad Moore | November 12, 2004The University Medical Center this week began distributing a new version of the influenza vaccine FluMist, which is applied via the nasal cavity. The country currently suffers an influenza vaccine shortage, caused by a contamination of vaccines from the Chiron Corporation, which eliminated a large percentage of the total supply. The traditional flu vaccine, administered through an intramuscular injection, is intended for almost anyone.
