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Hungary
Hungary’s
New Bird Flu Drug
Interesting
report from the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation on Hungarian claims to have
developed an effective new bird flu vaccine. The report quotes the country’s
chief medical officer: “A new vaccine is considered effective if there is a
2.5 times increase of antibodies in the blood. Our vaccine increased the
levels of antibodies to a 10 times higher level.” However, WHO and the EU
have expressed concerns about the speed at which the drug has been
developed.
October 29th,
2005
Hungary Tests New Flu
Vaccine
Hungary’s Health
Minister has reported that a new flu vaccine undergoing tests in the country
appears to be effective. The
BBC quoted him
as saying:
"The
results are preliminary but I can say with 99.9% certainty that the vaccine
works." No further details are available about the vaccine.
October 20th,
2005 |
