Article: Vietnam's H5N1 vaccine initially proves effective

Vietnam's H5N1 vaccine initially proves effective

HANOI, May 19 (Xinhua) -- A made-in-Vietnam H5N1 vaccine conducted on 30 volunteers on a trial basis has initially shown its effectiveness and safety, local newspaper Vietnam News reported Monday.

"At the moment, we can say that the vaccine seems safe, because there is nobody who was in shock for 28 days following the first injection," said Doan Huy Hau, head of the Military Epidemiology Department under Vietnam's Military Medical Institute.

The 30 volunteers, the institute's students and staff, received the second injection of H5N1 vaccine on Saturday. Their blood will be tested three times to evaluate levels of antibodies and any side ...

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