H1N1
One Shot of Swine Flu Vaccine Enough for Children says WHO
Vaccine experts met in Geneva to discuss Swine Flu and came to the conclusion that for children under the age of 10, just one shot of the Swine flu vaccine is enough whereas earlier it was thought that two shots of the vaccine would be required.
It is generally recommended that the vaccine be administered in two doses, about three weeks apart. While clinical data was limited on the effects of vaccination on children under the age of 10, the WHO said that countries should give a single dose to as many children as possible rather than vaccinating only half of the young population with two shots each, as reported here.
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