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Do any of us mere mortals really know what’s in a vaccine? Some are probably aware that vaccines contain ingredients such as squalene or thimerosal. Those who think that these are dangerous ingredients would deem vaccines not necessarily and entirely harmless. Live attenuated viral vaccine production U.S. patent No. 5911998 which is held by a US [...]

After an emergency meeting, the World Health Organization (WHO) has finally declared a global flu pandemic, a first in 40 years after the 1968 Hong Kong flu that killed approximately 1 million people. Health authorities admit, however, that ‘the current pandemic seems to be moderate and causing mild illness in most people.’ Professor John Oxford, [...]

The vaccine specific to Influenza A (H1N1) virus, formerly known as swine flu, will be available by November at the earliest. The predicted production timeline has been set back by two months from the earlier September schedule. The World Health Organization (WHO) has requested the vaccine makers to reserve a portion of the production for poor countries. The [...]