Bird Flu Vaccine

U.S. To Give Another 320M For Bird Flu Battle

Armen Hareyan — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:49:09 -0500

The pledge for the fight against bird flu disease is announced at international conference in Egypt at Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.

Bird flu vaccine protects people and pets

harminka — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:34:55 -0500

A single vaccine could be used to protect chickens, cats and humans against deadly flu pandemics, according to an article published in the November issue of the Journal of General Virology. The vaccine protects birds and mammals against different flu strains and can even be given to birds while they are still in their eggs, allowing the mass vaccination of wild birds.

Novavax Calls Bird Flu Vaccine Trial Results Favorable

erku — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:00:34 -0500

Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX) today held an investor conference call to discuss results from the Phase I/IIa human clinical trial of Novavax’s H5N1 pandemic influenza VLP vaccine candidate at 11:00. This was a big news about the first favorable results in the search of bird flu vaccine for humans.

New vaccine to give long-term defense against bird flu

harminka — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:00:37 -0500

A new vaccine under development may provide protection against highly pathogenic bird flu and its evolving forms, according to researchers at Purdue University and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention who discovered the new preventative drug and have tested it in mice.

Chinese Drug Maker Begins Production of Bird Flu Vaccine

seher — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:03:48 -0500

Officials in China have given permission for a Chinese drug maker to begin commercial production of a human vaccine against bird flu after clinical trials showed it was effective. Scientists worldwide are trying to find a way to prevent transmission of the virus.

China to start commercial production of human bird flu vaccine

Armen Hareyan — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:23:19 -0500

A home grown human bird flu vaccine has been given a go-ahead for commercial production by China, making it the second country in the world to have the technology and industrial capacity to do so.

Ukraine says bird flu vaccine almost ready

Dinka — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 09:14:54 -0500

Ukraine has almost completed clinical trials for a bird flu vaccine, the head of the Ukrainian State Veterinarian Department said Thursday. Since 2003, when bird flu first hit countries in Asia, international experts feared the virus could mutate into a form that spread easily among people, sparking a global pandemic.

First U.S. Vaccine for Humans Against Bird Flu Approved By FDA

Armen Hareyan — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:12:29 -0500

An important milestone in pandemic preparedness is reached as FDA approves the first human vaccine for avian influenza H5N1.