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[Home (aboutflu.net)] Flu shot doesn’t need perfect virus match, study says (Reuters) Reuters - The annual influenza vaccine can protect against illness even if it isn’t perfectly attuned to the flu strain going around, researchers said in a finding that may have implications for protecting people against bird flu. France tests dead birds, does not suspect bird flu (Reuters) Reuters - Officials are carrying out tests to see what caused the deaths of some 4,000 chickens on a farm in northeastern France, but initial indications did not point to bird flu, the agriculture ministry said on Monday...

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