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Bird Flu: Spread of the H5N1 Strain
IN THE NEWS
April 17, 2007
UPDATE
FDA Approves First Bird Flu Vaccine for U.S. to Stockpile

Sanofi-Aventis vaccine photo from manufacturerThe Food and Drug Administration granted approval Tuesday to the first bird flu vaccine intended as a stopgap measure until a better immunization is developed.

The vaccine, made by French company Sanofi-Aventis, will not be sold commercially, but rather stockpiled by the government if the virus H5N1 mutates into a form that is spread easily from human to human.

BACKGROUND REPORTS

March 27, 2007
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
WHO Reaches Vaccine Deal with Developing Countries
The World Health Organization and 18 developing nations agreed Tuesday to provide fair access to bird flu vaccines after solving a problem with Indonesia over sharing virus samples.

January 16, 2007
NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW
Bird Flu Resurfaces in Asia; Indonesia Death Toll Rises
Concerns over the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu surfaced again across Asia Tuesday after scientists confirmed outbreaks among birds in Japan, Thailand and Vietnam, and a woman in Indonesia died.


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