WASHINGTON: Human trials of a
vaccine against the
H1N1 (
swine flu) virus begin in
United States.Researchers plan to inject roughly
25 volunteers per day over the next
five days. They hope to determine not only the
vaccine's safety and effectiveness, but also whether one or two
doses are required to produce full immunity to the disease.Emory is among eight research institutions around the country testing
H1N1 vaccines. According to the Word Health
Organization, a
vaccine could become
available to the general
public as early as
September.....
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