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Coping with vaccine manufacturing delays

Influenza 2000–2001
Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2000 December;67(12):898-900, 902
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ABSTRACT

With production of influenza vaccine delayed this year, physicians must prioritize and vaccinate those at highest risk first. Antiviral drugs can reduce the duration of symptoms by 1 to 2 days but should not be the first-line strategy for prevention.