Swine flu vaccine
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American authorities are much concerned about the possible outbreak of Swine flu in the coming winter. The assuring news is that a vaccine for Swine flu is almost ready for inoculation. A number of pharmaceutical companies are working on swine flu vaccine. The US Food and Drug Administration has given Novaritis and Sanofi-Aventis the green signal to start producing their vaccine strains. The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has also prepared guidelines indicating five key populations that should be vaccinated against the Swine flu (H1N1) virus. But doubts have also been generated concerning the side effects of the swine flu vaccine. Some in-line experts have expressed fear that the vaccine might weaken the receiver's immune system and even cause brain damage. As medical case history reveals, in 1976, nearly 40 million people were inoculated with then produced swine flu vaccine but the side effects were of high magnitude which claimed a number of lives and caused huge damage to those who got inoculated. The US government had to pay millions of dollars in liability claims. True, the present vaccine has been said to be safe and with less side effects. Let's hope for the best result. May Allah protect the human beings against natural calamities and diseases.
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