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Published online 16 January 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040112-14

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Flu vaccine futile?

Early study points to an inadequate jab.

A preliminary study suggests that this season's flu vaccine is virtually ineffective against the strain that struck hard this winter. But experts are urging caution over the study, saying that the results will need to be checked.

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