Monday, July 23, 2007

Vietnam begins testing human H5N1 vaccine in August

"Tests on some 600 volunteers would be conducted by the Army Medical Academy within six months, said Nguyen Thu Van, director of Vaccine and Bio-medical Products Company 1, which produces the H5N1 virus vaccine.

Van said this vaccine had been preliminarily tested for safety and effectiveness by the National Center for Checks on Vaccines and Bio-Medical Products. Once on the market, the vaccine is expected to cost around VND30,000 (nearly US$1.9) per dose. A person would need two doses to ensure immunity to the virus."

http://www.thanhniennews.com/healthy/?catid=8&newsid=30253

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