Bird Flu vax experiment on children

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After an entire 21 days of follow up and studies on folks 9 and up

bird flu vax clears approval. Can someone please point me to the

people whom offer thier children for these experiments? i have some

questions........Like did they actually know thier kid was being

experimented on

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A vaccine to protect against infection

with the bird flu virus, the pathogen experts fear is capable of

causing pandemic disease in humans, proved safe and effective in a

preliminary clinical trial with children, mirroring the results of a

recent trial conducted in adults, Hungarian researchers report in the

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.

Fluval (also called avian influenza A (H5N1) vaccine) was developed

and produced by Omninvest LTD (Hungary), report Dr. Zoltan Vajo, of

the National Center for Immunology and Allergy in Budapest, and co-

authors.

Twelve healthy children, 9 to 17 years of age, received a single dose

of Fluval by intramuscular injection. No side effects were detected.

On day 21, the rate of protection was 75 percent. Similar results

using the same vaccine were reported last year following a clinical

trial involving 146 adults.

This vaccine fulfilled all U.S. and European criteria required for

licensure, the authors note.

Vajo's team also points out that Fluval requires only one dose, while

other H5N1 vaccines approved by regulatory agencies require more

doses, with at least two injections administered 21 to 28 days apart.

SOURCE: Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, December 2008.