January 23, 2004
A Flu Vaccine That Skips the Needle
What it is: A flu vaccine that uses a live virus and is administered through a nasal spray
The market: An estimated 10 percent to 20 percent of all Americans contract the flu each season, more than 100,000 a year require hospitalization, and about 36,000 die from the flu and its complications annually, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In a typical year, 70 million to 75 million Americans get flu shots.
The spark: Hunein F. (John) Maassab
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