Vietnam Begins First Human Trials Of Bird Flu Vaccine
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Vietnam researchers began the first human test of a locally developed bird flu vaccine, beginning with 24 military students. The Phase I trial is being conducted by the Military Medical Institute, which plans two inoculations of the participants, 28 days apart. The H5N1 vaccine was developed by the Vaccine and Bio-Technology Products Company No. 1, which already has produced 100,000 doses and is prepared to mass-produce the vaccine by the middle of next year if the trials prove successful. (Click here for more