The H1N1 vaccine will arrive too late to help most Americans who will be infected during this flu season, according to a study conducted by scholars at Purdue University, The Washington Times reported on Tuesday.The study also estimates that the virus-commonly referred to as the swine flu bug-will infect about 60 percent of the U.S. population, although only about 25 percent of Americans will fall ill.Published Oct. 15 in Eurosurveillance, a scientific journal devoted to epidemiology and the surveillance and control of communicable diseases, the study was conducted by professors Sherry Towers and Zhilan Feng of, respectively, Purdue's statistics and mathematics departments...Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Study:"H1N1 Vaccine Too Late,Won't Help Most..."
The H1N1 vaccine will arrive too late to help most Americans who will be infected during this flu season, according to a study conducted by scholars at Purdue University, The Washington Times reported on Tuesday.The study also estimates that the virus-commonly referred to as the swine flu bug-will infect about 60 percent of the U.S. population, although only about 25 percent of Americans will fall ill.Published Oct. 15 in Eurosurveillance, a scientific journal devoted to epidemiology and the surveillance and control of communicable diseases, the study was conducted by professors Sherry Towers and Zhilan Feng of, respectively, Purdue's statistics and mathematics departments...
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