All volunteers will be compensated for their participation. The flu is a fast-striking illness. It is spread mainly through the air by coughing, sneezing or close contact among people sharing the same air space. The flu usually is associated with fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough, headache, muscle aches and malaise. In some years, the flu can affect up to 50 million people a year in the United States.
Epidemics usually occur between late fall and early spring.
More than 20,000 people die from influenza and its complications each year. Recently, a large field trial enrolled approximately 1,600 children to determine the safety and effectiveness of a nasal spray flu vaccine. Overall, the vaccine spray provided 93 percent protection against influenza in the tested population. For more information about the adult nasal spray flu study, call the Center for Vaccine Development at 577-8649.