Thursday, July 23, 2009

Australian Firms Begin First Tests of Swine Flu Vaccine

Todd Neale of ABC News reports that Adelaide-based Vaxine Pty Ltd and Melbourne-based CSL Biotherapies injected the first adult volunteers this week in separate trials starting days apart.

Now in its winter flu season, Australia has reported about 15,000 confirmed cases of the new H1N1 virus and 41 deaths. That has made Australian health officials and drug manufacturers anxious to get a vaccination program under way as soon as possible.

Australian Firms Begin First Tests of Swine Flu Vaccine


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