<p>Flu shots have long been injected deep into muscle, requiring a needle an inch long or longer, such as the needle seen at left. However, a new version named: Sanofi Pasteur's Fluzone Intradermal, hitting the market this fall, at right, is less than a tenth of an inch long, the first flu vaccine that works by injecting just into the skin. The new needle is about as long as a single drop of fluid, as demonstrated in Washington, on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011. (AP Photo/Jac…
September 7, 2011
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September 7, 2011 9 p.m.
Time for flu shots, and some may get a tiny needle
Healthy Lifestyles
WASHINGTON - It's flu vaccine time again - and some lucky shot-seekers will find that the needle has shrunk.