Story Published:
Dec 17, 2009 at 5:08 AM CDT
Story Updated:
Dec 17, 2009 at 5:08 AM CDT
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri received about 22,000 doses of a vaccine for swine flu that has been recalled.
State health officials say doses of the recalled vaccine were sent to 75 counties across Missouri.
Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled nationally because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength. Government health officials say the vaccine is safe and effective and the parents of children who received the vaccine should not be worried.
Health officials say the doses affected by the recall are prefilled syringes for children less than 3 years old.
