Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has revealed that an indigenous influenza vaccine for Indian patients would bee available by next month. Speaking at the 14th convocation of Nimhans (National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences), Mr Azad said the vaccine would fulfill every need.
"Unlike other developed countries, we do not have our own domestic influenza vaccine. The vaccine will be produced for the first time in India with the support of private pharmaceutical companies," he added. "The trials on animals are completed and clinical trials on humans are being carried out.”
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Swine flu, a type of influenza caused by a new strain of the H1N1 Type A influenza virus has originated from the pigs. Winter always brings along the chills and the flu, make sure you're safe this season.
Swine flu, a type of influenza caused by a new strain of the H1N1 Type A influenza virus has originated from the pigs. Winter always brings along the chills and the flu, make sure you're safe this season.
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