A Taiwanese research team on Monday said it had produced a bird flu vaccine that had passed initial animal tests. "The Vaccine against the H5NI strain has passed tests on mice", said Pele Chuang, the head of a 25-member team at the National Helath Research Institute. The H5N1 bird flu strain is potentially deadly to humans. The vaccine, using cell culture technology, needs validation by the Health Ministry before human tests are undertaking. They are due to be completed before the end of June next year. If all goes to plan, mass production of the vaccines up to a million doses a year would begin in late 2008.
(The Hindu
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