Bird Flu Vaccine Protects Half The People Who Take It

According to researchers, a new experimental bird flu vaccine protects 54% of people who recieve the maximum dosage. The dose of vaccine is twelve times the amount to protect a human being from the flu virus. According to Dr. J Treanor, University of Rochester, New York, even at such a high dose, the vaccine seems to be completely safe for humans. He also added that as nearly all humans have not been exposed to H5N1 at all, developing an immune response takes time. As there are now two types of H5N1 virus strains, it is not known whether this vaccine offers protection from both. For a human to become ill as a result of H5N1 infection, the virus has to make its way deep into the lungs. This is why humans cannot catch bird flu easily and cannot easily transmit it to other humans. An infected person who coughs or sneezes expels hardly any of the viruses. If the virus mutates, so that it can easily be transmitted from human-to-human, it will need to attack the upper parts of the lungs. If it manages to do this, it will be much easier to treat. This is quite important if we wish to stop a potential epidemic from occurring. I think that everyone should get the bird flu vaccine just to be safe. Although it may not help you, it will not harm you either. We need to be aware of danger, and take the necessay precautions to ensure our safety and that of others.