Experts say there is no pandemic vaccine in China
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Last Update: 2008-11-03
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Introduction: Xinbao news (reporter Du Ding) yesterday, Yin Hongzhang, director of the biological products Department of the drug registration department of the State Food and Drug Administration and expert of the World Health Organization vaccine expert advisory committee, said that at present, it is a wrong statement to say that there is a pandemic influenza vaccine in China He explained that pandemic influenza vaccine is not equal to seasonal vaccine, and it is impossible for ordinary influenza to cause pandemic influenza at present It is understood that the main culprit of avian influenza is actually H5N1 subtype influenza virus Once this virus breaks through the immune defense line of the population, it will evolve into a highly pathogenic influenza virus for human Because the population generally does not have immunity, it can cause a large number of infections and deaths Yin Hongzhang said that on November 22, the "human avian influenza vaccine" independently developed by China was specially approved by the State Food and drug administration, and clinical research has been carried out.
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