Swine flu monitor

The swine flu vaccine has been greeted with an unusual amalgam of feverish anticipation - and resolute opposition. In some corners of the blogosphere, suspicions have been raised about its safety, despite testing that has turned up no problems. Federal health agencies have established unprecedented monitoring networks to detect side effects. Still, last week, an independent panel of scientific advisers - led by Dr. Marie McCormick, professor of maternal and child health at the Harvard School of Public Health - was convened to provide another ongoing safety check. McCormick talked about the vaccine and the safety monitoring panel by phone from her Boston office.

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