UK buys 5 million bird flu vaccine shots

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UK buys 5 million bird flu vaccine shots to prepare for H5N1 pandemic
Britain has secured five million doses of H5 bird flu vaccine to prepare for a possible global pandemic, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced today.
UK stockpiles 5million bird flu vaccines amid fears highly pathogenic H5N1 virus will spark the next pandemic
THE UK Government has struck a deal to buy up more than five million bird flu vaccines amid fears the H5N1 virus could spark the next global pandemic. The highly pathogenic bug, which has been
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UK prepares five million vaccine doses in case of bird flu pandemic
The UK has secured a contract for more than five million doses of a bird flu vaccine, to be used if the H5N1 strain spreads among humans, as part of preparations for any possible influenza pandemic. The UKHSA says at this stage there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission.
UK Moves to Protect Against Bird Flu with Human H5 Vaccine Stockpile
The UK is preparing over five million doses of an H5 influenza vaccine to counter any future bird flu pandemic. While the H5N1 strain currently shows no evidence of human-to-human
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