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FDA Warns Of Illegal Flu Vaccine

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RALEIGH, N.C. — People scared by the flu outbreak apparently are willing to go to any measure to get a shot. They are even turning to illegal vaccines.

The

Food and Drug Administration

is investigating several attempts to bring unapproved vaccines into the country. It is urging health-care providers to buy vaccines from reputable distributors and telling patients to accept vaccines only from a licensed health-care provider.

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