Clenching his fists and boldly watching, 8-year-old Jovonte
Whiters of Richmond, Va., gets an injection of swine flu vaccine
from nurse Kate Gartland at VCU Medical Center. From left,
Ahlaysia Barrett, 4, looks on as she waits her turn for a shot,
while Jovonte's sister, To'nia Whiters, 4, keeps her eyes
closed. Photo Credit: Sandra Sellars/Richmond Free Press Swine
Flu Update: One Dose of Vaccine Can Protect You Special to the
NNPA from the Richmond Free Press Good news in the world's flu
fight: One dose of the new swine flu vaccine looks strong enough
to protect adults--and can spark protection within 10 days of
the shot, researchers have found. U.S. data show up to 96
percent of people who received shots in clinical trials were
protected with one shot and the protection started within eight
to 10 days, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National
Institutes of Health. "This is quite good news," he said. It
means supplies of H1N1 vaccine can go further. U.S. Secretary of
Health and Human Services Kathleen