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Nose spray vaccine for kids outdoes flu shots in test.

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| May 02, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 San Jose Mercury News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Steve Johnson

May 02--Here's a dose of good news: A new version of nose-spray vaccine developed by a Mountain View company may be better than flu shots at protecting young children and babies from flu, according to a new study.

The study of 8,475 children in 16 countries, presented Monday at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in San Francisco, found a new nasal spray was 55 percent more effective in preventing flu symptoms than flu shots. The spray is made by MedImmune of Gaithersburg, Md., which bought the Mountain View company that developed the spray vaccine. Among the children receiving a flu shot during the 2004 flu…

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