Australia may vaccinate 20m against bird flu

Australia will consider vaccinating its entire population of 20 million people against bird flu if trials of a human vaccine are successful.

Australia may vaccinate 20m against bird flu

Australia will consider vaccinating its entire population of 20 million people against bird flu if trials of a human vaccine are successful.

Health Minister Tony Abbott said the government was working closely with pharmaceutical company CSL to develop a human vaccine for the deadly H5N1 strain of the virus that has killed more than 60 people in south-east Asia.

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