Seasonal Flu Vaccine May Cut Swine Flu Risk

Courtesy WebMD Health  Fri, 11/20/2009 - 11:14

Military personnel who got last year's seasonal flu shot were 42% less likely to get mild H1N1 swine flu and 62% less likely to be hospitalized with the pandemic flu.


 

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