I am reading anything and everything about this H1N1, since it started in Mexico and there were so many different names (many names like - swine flu !, Mexican flu, ....). The deadly virus has caused panic in each and every country, where there are reports of infection of H1N1. The real concern is the use of antibiotics and the real black market for Tamiflu and so many falsely claimed drugs. Now thanx to Dr. Russell Basser and group who have found that a single 15-µg dose of 2009 H1N1 vaccine was immunogenic in adults, with mild-to-moderate vaccine-associated reactions. Congrats for for this important achievement.
A (H1N1) 2009 virus is responsible for the first influenza pandemic in 41 years. This itself shows how important the vaccine is. The results are really interesting and as per the claim by the researchers : by day 21 after vaccination, antibody titers of 1:40 or more were observed in 96.7% those who received the 15-µg dose and 93.3% who received the 30-µg dose. No deaths, serious adverse events, or adverse events of special interest were reported. Local discomfort (e.g., injection-site tenderness or pain) was reported by 46.3% of subjects, and systemic symptoms (e.g., headache) by 45.0% of subjects. Nearly all events were mild to moderate in intensity.
Hope the efforts by the Australian drug maker CSL, Ltd. has yielded a novel vaccine that could take care of the H1N1 pandemic. Congrats once again for this achievement.
Ref : http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/NEJMoa0907413
