Single-Dose H5N1 Vaccine Safe and Effective in Adults and Elderly, Study in Journal of Virology

ScienceDaily (Feb. 26, 2010) — Researchers from Hungary and the UK have developed a single-dose H5N1 influenza vaccine that induces a protective level of immunity against infection in healthy adult and elderly volunteers. The vaccine is the first single-dose regimen to be tested in elderly subjects and it fulfills all European Union and U.S. licensing criteria offering a promising influenza A virus vaccine candidate.

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