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New method could improve vaccines for both seasonal flu and bird fluA new computerized method of testing could help world health officials better identify flu vaccines that are effective against multiple strains of the disease. Rice University scientists who created the method say tests of data from bird flu and seasonal flu outbreaks suggest their method can better gauge the efficacy of proposed vaccines than can tests used today.Rice's Michael Deem, the lead scientist on the project, will...

CHICAGO -- Five people can be protected with just one dose of seasonal flu vaccine, researchers said on Monday, but the development was unlikely to have an effect on the expected coming battle with bird flu.The researchers were able to stretch the supply of vaccine by administering doses one-fifth the normal strength with injections under the skin instead of into muscle, the way full-strength doses are normally delivered."Although these results are preliminary, we found that the reduced...