British government purchases 5 million bird flu vaccine doses in case of possible pandemic

UK buys 5 million bird flu vaccine doses in case of pandemic The government is adding a human H5 vaccine to its stockpile as part of its health threat preparedness plans. Lauren Chadwick euronews

The United Kingdom has bought more than five million doses of a bird flu vaccine for humans in case the virus adapts to better infect people and cause a possible pandemic.

The government said it was part of plans to prepare for pathogens with pandemic potential, even though there is no evidence that the avian influenza, known as H5N1, can currently spread between humans.

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