WHO sees swine flu vaccination from next month

Reuters
Thursday, August 6, 2009

GENEVA (Reuters) – The first vaccines to combat H1N1 swine flu should be approved and ready for use in some countries from September, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.

Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO director of the Initiative for Vaccine Research, said manufacturers had initially reported poor yields in making vaccine, leading to worries about supplies, but this was now improving.

“We are on track in development,” Kieny told reporters.

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First results from clinical trials are expected early next month and these tests will show whether one or two doses are needed to provide immunity — another big swing factor in determining how many people can be vaccinated.

Once initial clinical trial results are in, regulators will be able to approve the vaccines from next month, Kieny added.

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