Avian Influenza Vaccines
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H5N1 Vaccines
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
World Health Organization (WHO)
- WHO publishes summary describing the current status of the development of new candidate avian influenza A (H5N1) vaccine viruses
- Availability of H5N1 Strains for Use in Vaccine Development
- Guidance on Sharing Influenza Viruses with Potential to Cause Human Pandemics
- Available evidence suggests no need to change the WHO recommended influenza A/H5N1 vaccine prototype strains, WHO statement from July 20 2005