New Vaccine Protects Against Multiple Flu Strains
Posted April 26, 2009 – 7:30 pm in: CDC, hybrid strain, scientific analysisPre-clinical studies conducted by the CDC in Atlanta, GA report that the H1N1 virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine protects against both the Spanish flu and a highly infective H5N1 Bird Flu strain. The H1N1 (swine flu) virus-like particle (VLP) vaccine differs from traditional vaccines in several ways. The scientists at Novavax have engineered H1N1 as a live influenza vaccine.
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