Seasonal flu vaccines may reduce the severity of H5N1 bird flu infections
As potentially deadly avian influenza (H5N1) continues its global spread, moving from birds into mammals and in rare cases into humans, scientists are confronting a difficult reality. If a human pandemic emerges, vaccines designed specifically to protect people against H5N1 may not be ready in time.
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