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- 'Second bird flu drug approved (CNN.com)
The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a second antiviral drug in the fight against a possible bird-flu pandemic.
'Azerbaijan girl is bird flu suspect (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Another suspected case of bird flu in a human being has occurred in the Azerbaijan village where the dangerous H5N1 strain of the disease has killed five people, authorities said.
'Bird Flu Vaccine: Long Way To Go (CBS News)
An experimental bird flu vaccine seems to work, but it's nowhere near ready for prime time. Scientists say new vaccines will be needed fast if the virus mutates to a form that causes a human pandemic.
'Company Begins Bird Flu Vaccine Trials (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Thursday it has begun international clinical trials of two pandemic vaccines against the H5N1 strain of bird flu in humans.
'1st Bird-Flu Vaccine Only Partly Effective (AP via Yahoo! News)
The nation's first vaccine against bird flu is only modestly effective, producing apparent protection in slightly over half the people who receive two mega-dose shots, initial testing shows. The worrisome findings underscore the urgency of brewing a better vaccine.
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