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The Swine Flu vaccine was produced, for children's doses, to be given in a specifically timed sequence of two vaccinations to achieve full immunity. This is because children under 10 have immature immune systems with a less vigorous response to the vaccine than adults get in a single dose. The first vaccination for children (aged 6 months through 9 years) is administered and then in a month after that, a second is given. After another 3 weeks they should have developed enough of the right antibodies to be protected for life for that specific virus, and without the need for any further vaccinations against it.
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According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease:
For 3 -9 yrs old's a single dose only provides protection for 55% of children
A second dose increases to 94%.
See the link in the related links below for more about vaccinations (from MSNBC).
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