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Statement by Mike Leavitt Secretary of Health and Human Services On the Approval of the First U S Vaccine for Humans Against the Avian Influenza Virus H5N1

The approval by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the first U.S. H5N1 influenza vaccine for use in humans is a sign of progress in our ongoing efforts to protect the American people from a pandemic.

Source: http://www.pandemicflu.gov
 

Each year, millions of people contract influenza and flu-like infections in the United States, resulting in over 100,000 hospitalizations and approximately 20,000 deaths.