Thai Health Experts Get WHO Help To Overcome Vaccine Delay
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Thailand's Government Pharmaceutical Organization says the World Health Organization is helping it deal with problems in developing an H1N1 flu vaccine. The Thai effort has encountered a hurdle in obtaining more than a low yield from the viruses it has been growing in eggs. The WHO is conferring with the GPO and the Public Health Ministry on how to improve the yield. The first trial of a vaccine in Thailand, originally scheduled to begin Sept. 4, now faces a two-month delay because of the problems. (Click here for more