Flu Vaccine and Baggage Xray

[Tad Blanchard <Tad.M.Blanchard.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>]

Hello RADSAFERS,

This really doesn't have anything to do with personnel exposure, however the medical personnel at our facility are concerned that our new baggage inspection machine might affect the viability of flu vaccine during package inspection.  

I can't imagine a problem with this, but I would like to refer the medical staff to a document or reference that shows what type and amount of radiation exposure it would take for flu vaccine to become ineffective or reduce its efficiency.

Does anyone have a reference I can use?  Thanks in advance.

PS.  We've already had some comments about passing bag lunches through xray machines, too.  :-)
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