[brian]

LYNDEN, Wash. (CP) - A nurse's flu shots suspected of being fake have turned out to be real after all.

A U.S. Food and Drug Administration lab in Cincinnati determined that a sample provided by the woman was valid flu vaccine, Lynden police reported Saturday. The woman had sold flu shots at three Whatcom County grocery stores. The FDA also reported that the sample was unadulterated and contained no toxins, police Chief Jack Foster said in a statement.

The registered nurse who was questioned about the flu shot clinics has not been arrested or charged.

Reports said Saturday night police believe the woman may be from British Columbia.

Lynden police said once their investigation is complete, they will forward information to the Whatcom County prosecuting attorney's office for review.

Police tracked down the flu-shot clinic nurse after recipients of the vaccines reorted they did not experience the usual stiffness and soreness associated with flu shots.

The woman, who was not identified, told police she ordered the Aventis Fluzone vaccine from a distributor over the Internet. Police said she provided a sample of the substance she said she had used, and this was sent to the FDA lab for analysis.

The woman set up flu clinics Nov. 5 at Cost Cutter stores in Lynden and Blaine, and Nov. 13 at the Lynden Food Pavilion, said Sue Cole, a spokeswoman with Brown and Cole, which owns the stores.

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[oramar]

I think there are warnings out about internet flu vaccine sales. It has something to do with the fact that there is no way of knowing if proper storage was maintained. Perhaps the people did not get the slight sore shoulder because vaccine was not stored at correct temps. This would render it useless but inactive.