ADELAIDE, Australia - The world's first human trials of a swine flu vaccine have begun in Australia, drug company officials said Wednesday, with the aim of controlling the virus that has so far killed more than 700 worldwide.
Two biotechnology companies have started injecting adult volunteers in the southern city of Adelaide with their vaccines. Adelaide-based Vaxine began trials Monday with 300 subjects, and Melbourne's CSL has 240 people in its seven-month trial, which started Wednesday. The companies say their trials are the first tests of a swine flu vaccine on humans.
At least 41 people have died in swine flu-related illness in Australia, which is well into its winter flu season.
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This all started when Obama went to Mexico.
ReplyDeleteThe companies making the vaccines have been given complete protection from any damages caused by the vaccines.
ReplyDeleteThere are plans in Europe to make the vaccines mandatory.