What The Heck Is an Adjuvant,

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(From ABC News? Mainstream media questioning Pharma? What is the world coming

to?)

Swine Flu Vaccine: What The Heck Is an Adjuvant, Anyway?

Booster May Extend Vaccine Supplies; Some Have Safety Concerns

While drug makers prepare a swine flu vaccine in anticipation of a possible

outbreak this fall, one of the issues yet to be resolved is whether the shots

will contain an adjuvant.

 

 It's something that allows the immune system to respond with higher levels of

effectiveness, " said Dr. Fedson, formerly a professor of medicine at the

University of Virginia and former medical director for the pharmaceutical

company Aventis Pasteur.

Adjuvants can include various forms of aluminum and are typically used with

other vaccines in the United States, including vaccinations for hepatitis A and

B, diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib). In a

flu vaccine, the adjuvant would be a water-oil mixture.

By using them in various vaccines, doctors hope to reduce the amount of the

vaccine itself that is needed.

 

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