The first vaccines to combat H1N1 swine flu should be approved and ready for use in some countries fromSeptember, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO director of the Initiative for Vaccine Research, also said vaccine production yields were improving, following a disappointing start that triggered some worries about supplies.
One of the virus strains used by vaccine makers now seems to be yielding the same amount as seasonal vaccine, while early indications were that pandemic H1N1 yields might be only 30 percent of normal. "I don't want to say too early that the question has been resolved but it really seems that we have found a way to go round this problem," Kieny told reporters. "We are on track in development
The current swine flu cases are caused by a virus.
Specifically, they are being caused by a swine influenza A (<strong>H1N1) virus, type of flu virus that combines human, pig, and bird flu genes.
It is this new combination of genes that could make the swine flu virus dangerous, since people don't have any immunity to it, and it could spread widely if it can easily spread from person to person.
Fortunately, there are treatments for the swine flu.
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