PERTH RESEARCHERS TO TRIAL BIRD FLU VACCINE

Perth researchers have begun a trial to test the effectiveness of a new vaccine to protect against the potentially deadly bird flu. The Vaccine Trials Group at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and Princess Margaret Hospital for Children is recruiting 150 adult volunteers to participate in the study.

EurekAlert! (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-06/ra-prt062706.php)