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Vaccine in October 2009
According to a recent newspaper report, a vaccine may be available in September or October 2009. Whether the report is true or not, we desperately needed some kind of a hope to cling on to especially now when we see so many cases being reported daily. This pandemic is escalating at an alarming rate. Even if no vaccine is found, we still require some other drugs or medicine to curtail this from spreading like wild fire. The Asian bird flu has already caught us by surprise and now this swine flu has done the same. We are not ready at such short notice, we are prepared for yet another onslaught of animal disease. Helpless as we are, we can't ignore the fact that these animal diseases are crossing borders; trespassing into human territory.
The CDC or Center for Disease Control has been testing out samples for the new found cure. Will these vaccines be safe enough for human consumption and quickly gets the approval of the FDA? To date more than 8000 cases have been reported in the United States alone. The latest victim was a man who died because of the swine flu.
Worldwide, new cases are reported daily. Easy transportation via air travel has made it possible for the swine flu virus to fly first class to new destinations and create new breeding grounds. Maybe we should halt air travel for the time being before this virus gets out of control.
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