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- 'Bird Flu Vaccine Shows Promise (Washington Post)
The giant pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline reported yesterday that it has made an experimental vaccine for bird flu that appears to work at a dose far lower than even the familiar seasonal flu shots.
'GlaxoSmithKline reports 'breakthrough' on bird flu vaccine (AFP via Yahoo! News)
British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) reported a "breakthrough" in trials of a vaccine to protect humans from bird flu that could lead to its mass production by next year.
'GlaxoSmithKline reports 'breakthrough' on bird flu vaccine (AFP via Yahoo! News)
British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has reported a "breakthrough" in trials of a vaccine to combat a lethal strain of bird flu in humans.
'Thailand reports first bird flu death in over seven months (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Thailand reported its first bird flu death in over seven months, raising new fears for the country's struggling poultry industry and putting health officials on high alert.
'Bird-Flu Vaccine May Be Ready by Next Year (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
LONDON (AP) - A British company reported Wednesday it had achieved the best results ever seen on an experimental human vaccine for bird flu and said mass production might be possible by 2007. A global health official called GlaxoSmithKline's early results "an exciting piece of science.'' If future tests are as promising, it would be a major step in the frustrating campaign to protect people from
'Drug Maker Says New Bird Flu Vaccine Is Much Stronger (New York Times)
The ability to immunize people with small doses greatly increases the possibility of making enough vaccine to protect much of the population in the event of a bird flu pandemic.
'Bird-flu vaccine may be ready by next year (AP via Yahoo! News)
A British company reported Wednesday it had achieved the best results ever seen on an experimental human vaccine for bird flu and said mass production might be possible by 2007.
'Bird flu vaccine promising (Boston Globe)
LONDON -- A British company reported yesterday it had achieved the best results ever seen on an experimental human vaccine for bird flu and said mass production might be possible by 2007.
'Maker Calls New Bird Flu Vaccine More Effective (New York Times)
GlaxoSmithKline said its new vaccine against bird flu is more effective than any previous version and works at a far smaller dose.
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