Vietnam to have H5N1 vaccine for humans

10:10, 14/10/2005

The Central Hygiene and Epidemiology Institute will conduct H5N1 vaccine tests on humans.

The Central Hygiene and Epidemiology Institute will conduct H5N1 vaccine tests on humans.

 

The institute has successfully tested the vaccine on chickens and monkeys, and is currently preparing to test the vaccine on humans.

 

After requesting permission from the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Health, the tests should be done in early 2006. After that the institute will produce the vaccine on a broad scale.

 

The institute began researching the vaccine in April 2004.

(Source: Vietnamnet)