The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Glaxo has bird flu 'breakthrough'          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Avian Flu & Farm Livestock Diseases Author Message stephen Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 5056 Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden. Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:15 am    Post subject: Glaxo has bird flu 'breakthrough' From The BBC Quote: UK drugs firm GlaxoSmithKline believes it has developed a vaccine for the H5N1 deadly strain of avian flu that may be capable of being mass produced by 2007. The vaccine has proved effective at two doses of 3.8 micrograms during clinical trials in Belgium, BBC business editor Robert Peston has learned. It is the size of the dose that is highly significant, Glaxo explained. Firms want the smallest effective dose so that they can get the maximum number of shots out of a quantity of vaccine. continues at URL above Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 15377 Location: Hampshire Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:19 am    Post subject: Sounds like good news! Back to top summayah Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:12 pm    Post subject: I'm not commenting until they say whether they will allow it's use on backyard flocks ~ which seemed to have been completely ignored last time a vaccine was mentioned Back to top stephen Site Admin Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 5056 Location: Billinge, Skåne, Sweden. Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 4:20 pm    Post subject: This one - unless I'm very much mistaken - is for humans, not animals. Back to top summayah Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:25 pm    Post subject: oops, sorry, I thought it was going to be another chicken one. Back to top summayah Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:29 pm    Post subject: And now having read the whole article, I rather feel that the UK citizens will be an after thought for its use. Just to confirm Mr Bush has spoken to the Glaxo people about it and then they have suddenly received $272m funding. I wonder if I can guess where the first doses will be going? Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 15377 Location: Hampshire Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 6:42 pm    Post subject: Think you may be right summayah! Back to top Fenn Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 2292 Location: Shrewsbury Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:19 pm    Post subject: You would think that Mister Bush might feel he owed us one at the moment... Back to top summayah Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 9:39 pm    Post subject: Don't be silly Fenn Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 15377 Location: Hampshire Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 12:38 am    Post subject: Back to top George Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 8:42 am    Post subject: Fenn wrote: Mister Bush might feel he owed us one at the moment... One yes, for his mate Blair, and sod the rest Back to top Fenn Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 2292 Location: Shrewsbury Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2006 9:04 am    Post subject: Lol Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Avian Flu & Farm Livestock Diseases All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group