FDA approves first bird flu vaccine (AP)
submited by kickingbird at Apr, 18, 2007 1:51 AM from Yahoo News
WASHINGTON - A bird flu vaccine won federal approval for the first time Tuesday as a stopgap measure against a potential pandemic until more effective vaccines can be developed.
The vaccine is the first to win Food and Drug Administration approval for use in protecting humans against the H5N1 influenza virus. It would be used if the strain mutated into a form that spread easily from person to person, sparking a pandemic.
The Sanofi Aventis SA vaccine already is being stockpiled for use in an outbreak of bird flu. It will not be commercially available. Approval came on the recommendation of FDA advisers, who in February said the vaccine would be better than nothing.
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- WHO: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) - Mexico 9 days ago
- China: Three human cases of avian influenza A(H9N2) reported in Guizhou Province, Henan Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 11 days ago
- UK: Bird flu (avian influenza) - latest situation in England 12 days ago
- US: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in a Mixed Species Backyard Flock in Hardin County in Iowa 15 days ago
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