Hungary to produce H5N1 vaccine for humans: PM
15/3/2006 15:21
Hungary has developed an effective vaccine for humans to be immune from
the H5N1 bird flu virus, Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany announced
yesterday.
The vaccine was developed by the Hungarian company Omnivest and
has been approved by the national pharmaceutical institute (OGYI) for commercial
production in Hungary, the PM said.
According to him, the vaccine would be
used on people who are working closely to sick birds. However, the vaccine can
only fight against the current H5N1 virus in human bodies, but not a mutated
form.
At present, the H5N1 bird flu virus is transmissible among birds, but
can't be transmitted among humans. However, it's widely feared that the virus
would mutate one day and cause a global epidemic.
Xinhua
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