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New-Style Bird Flu Vaccine Shows Promise by Ed H. Doctor of Pharmacy

Posted Mon 16 Jun 2008 6:13pm A new-style bird flu vaccine made using monkey cells instead of chicken eggs appears to be safe and effective, corporate researchers reported on Wednesday. The vaccine against H5N1 avian influenza, made by Baxter International, is the first bird flu vaccine to be made using cells in a lab dish instead of chicken eggs. This is important because Read on »

Bird Flu Vaccine. Now with TWICE the Mercury! by Ginger T. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 10:26am FDA's newly approved Bird Flu vaccine contains 100mgs of Thimerosal which means 50 of Mercury! http://www.fda.gov/cber/label/h5n1san041707LB.pdf Whereas you needed... doses 28 days apart. How is this making vaccines safer? If bird flu comes, just don't go outside. Update: I seem to remember some bad movie from the 70's where people Read on »

Bird flu vaccine protects people... by Dr. Rubens D. Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 20 Oct 2008 6:25pm Bird flu vaccine protects people and pets 21 oct 2008--A single vaccine could be used to protect chickens, cats and humans against deadly flu pandemics, according to an article published in the November issue of the Journal of General Virology. The vaccine protects birds and mammals against different flu strains and can even be given to birds while Read on »

HOMELESS IN POLAND DIE AFTER BIRD FLU VACCINE by Marjorie Tietjen Posted Mon 29 Jun 2009 6:17pm to be what we are being led to believe. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Homeless people die after bird flu vaccine trial... died following medical trials for a vaccine to the H5N1 bird-flu virus. The medical staff, from the northern town of Grudziadz, are being investigated over medical trials Read on »

Is Avian Flu vaccine next for selected groups?/ WHO by Meryl Nass Posted Fri 15 Jan 2010 12:00am ) or in the general population WHO stockpiled H5N1 influenza vaccines reaching the end of their shelf life." Could this be why WHO's Director General starting warning about Bird Flu two... WHO's Strategic Group of Experts Working Group on Avian Flu (H5N1) Vaccine is working on "evidence-based recommendations" for using up stockpiles of avian flu vaccine Read on »

Avian Flu Vaccine Strategy Revealed to Be a Farce to Be Reckoned With by RSBell Posted Sun 12 Oct 2008 12:00am Headline: US controls bird flu vaccines over bioweapon fears "...deep inside an 86-page supplement to United States export regulations is a single sentence that bars U.S. exports of vaccines for avian bird flu and dozens of other viruses to five countries designated 'state sponsors of terrorism.'" Certain countries are not allowed Read on »

Does the Flu Vaccine for 2010 - 2011 Contain the Swine Flu Vaccine? Should you get a flu shot? by Davis Liu Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 22 Sep 2010 10:15pm as much news about the flu or the flu vaccine. This year t he Centers for Disease Control (CDC) gives clear guidelines that everyone aged 6 months and older should get the influenza vaccine. This month the American Academy of Pediatric recommends that all healthcare providers should be required to get the influenza vaccine. And one fact Read on »

Should I Get the Flu Vaccine and Where Can I Get Flu Shots? by Lisa C. Posted Mon 01 Nov 2010 7:00am attenuated influenza vaccine” or FluMist®). LAIV (FluMist®) is approved for use in healthy* people 2-49 years of age who are not pregnant. Check with your physician to see which one...?” The good news is this year you just need 1 flu shot, as the N1H1 vaccine is part of the original flu shot. Let’s look at some FAQ because for anyone who has a chronic illness Read on »

$7.65B From Congress for Flu Vaccines. But No Flu? by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 10 Dec 2009 12:00am ...Congress appropriated $7.65 billion in June to fight pandemic flu, including H1N1. Of that, $6.15 billion has been spent or is set aside, most of it for vaccine purchases and related supplies, including syringes, needles, antivirals and other support... Read more about the cost of the H1N1/seasonal flu program at PBS Newshour Read on »

Non-US swine flu vaccines mock the vaccine approval process by Meryl Nass Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:06pm safety on the basis of what is known about influenza vaccines. Because the clinical features of bird flu (50-70% mortality) are so different from swine flu, and the viruses... of bird flu (H5N1) vaccines, which used the same adjuvants, or which used cell culture techniques. EMEA's website (page dated April 29, 2009) discusses this subject. Per EMEA Read on »