With the media fearmongering over avian influenza A (H5N1), it’s worth asking if public health officials and pharmaceutical companies already have an ‘approved’ vaccine.
We’ve seen reports of livestock infected with bird flu and a human case earlier this month.
“The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting a human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in Texas. The case was identified in a person who had direct exposure to dairy cattle presumed to be infected with avian influenza,” the Texas Department of State Health Services previously stated.
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According to MedPage Today, “a trio of H5N1 vaccines for humans has already been developed and approved in the U.S.”
“A trio of H5N1 vaccines for humans has already been developed and approved in the
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