Standard Vaccines Can Offer Protection against H5N1 Pandemic Avian Flu #H5N1

September 3, 2013

Nature News Blog

By Beth Mole

Scientists may be able to protect humans from avian influenza viruses –  before they have even evolved to spread among people.
An experimental flu vaccine designed for a bird-specific H5N1 influenza virus can protect humans from a lab-made H5N1 strain engineered to pass among mammals. The finding is published today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

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