Halting A Pandemic: NIH Mounts Search For A H1N1 Vaccine

Bracing for an outbreak of 2009 H1N1 (swine-origin) flu that an infectious diseases expert estimates could sicken one in five people this fall, scientists are launching a series of clinical trials this summer to test vaccines to protect against the illness. "It's looking more and more like we're going to have a big flu outbreak this fall as soon as the kids get back to school. Influenza is unpredictable, but I believe this pandemic will hit pre-teens, teens and their parents hard, and as many as 60 million Americans could be sick with the flu," according to one expert.

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