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Swine flu test seeks volunteers
By Peggy O'Farrell ? pofarrell@enquirer.com ? August 6, 2009
Two research sites in Cincinnati -- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Sterling Research -- are recruiting children to test an experimental vaccine against H1N1, or swine flu.
Sterling Research Group, based in Mount Auburn, is recruiting children ages 36 months to just under 9 years old for the tests. Especially needed are children 3 to 6 years old, said medical director Eli Roth.
Vaccine against the emerging flu strain is being fast-tracked. Health officials worry the virus will spread rapidly once children and teens are back in school. Children are especially vulnerable to flu and its complications, and they're also the mostly likely to spread the virus to adults.
The study is looking at how many doses are most effective at protecting children against H1N1 flu, he said. Children will need to come in for three visits, plus telephone follow-ups. Compensation for those completing the study will be at least $300.
Sterling Research is conducting the tests on behalf of the vaccine maker CSL Limited, an Australian biopharmaceutical company.
For information call 513-621-5112 or go online at www.sterlingresearch.org.
Cincinnati Research Medical Center is also recruiting children to test vaccine. They're looking for children ages 6 months to 17 years for testing. Children's is one of eight national test centers for the National Institutes of Health.
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090806/NEWS01/308060016
By Peggy O'Farrell ? pofarrell@enquirer.com ? August 6, 2009
Two research sites in Cincinnati -- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and Sterling Research -- are recruiting children to test an experimental vaccine against H1N1, or swine flu.
Sterling Research Group, based in Mount Auburn, is recruiting children ages 36 months to just under 9 years old for the tests. Especially needed are children 3 to 6 years old, said medical director Eli Roth.
Vaccine against the emerging flu strain is being fast-tracked. Health officials worry the virus will spread rapidly once children and teens are back in school. Children are especially vulnerable to flu and its complications, and they're also the mostly likely to spread the virus to adults.
The study is looking at how many doses are most effective at protecting children against H1N1 flu, he said. Children will need to come in for three visits, plus telephone follow-ups. Compensation for those completing the study will be at least $300.
Sterling Research is conducting the tests on behalf of the vaccine maker CSL Limited, an Australian biopharmaceutical company.
For information call 513-621-5112 or go online at www.sterlingresearch.org.
Cincinnati Research Medical Center is also recruiting children to test vaccine. They're looking for children ages 6 months to 17 years for testing. Children's is one of eight national test centers for the National Institutes of Health.
http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20090806/NEWS01/308060016