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Vietnam sounds optimistic about H5N1 vaccine

Posted on September 07, 2008

Via VietNamNet Bridge: H5N1 vaccine effectively prevents bird flu. Excerpt:The current H5N1 vaccine has been good in preventing avian influenza virus, including the newly-found clade (clade 7) of H5N1, according to the Veterinary Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.During a seminar on bird flu for the media held in Hanoi this week, Veterinary Department Director Hoang Van Nam announced that the ministry has asked the Government to allow the import of additional 500 million doses of H5N1 vaccine this year.Nam reaffirmed fact vaccination is still effective measure in ...

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