Human Vaccine for Influenza A Developed

[WTB]

A group of South Korean scientists said Monday they have succeeded in developing a human vaccine against H1N1 Influenza A.

The scientists at Chungnam National University said they cultivated the ``standard virus'' supplied by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and created a non-toxic material that can be mass-produced cheaply.

The team, led by Prof. Seo Sang-heui of the college of veterinary medicine of the university based in Daejeon, said the vaccine was developed on Friday, 11 days after the CDC provided the virus sample.


The vaccine strain has been named CNUK-RG A/CA/4xPR/8 (H1N1).
/ Courtesy of Chungnam National University
The vaccine strain has been named CNUK-RG A/CA/4xPR/8 (H1N1), with the scientists at the school ``confirming'' its effectiveness through tests conducted on human and monkey cell samples. They said they expect to produce a fully developed and marketable vaccine in September, after basic clinical experiments are completed.

``The vaccine is probably the first developed in the world, with the university team ready to provide data to make the treatment material available to pharmaceutical companies and research laboratories around the world free of charge,'' Seo said. He said it may cost 60 million won ($47,000) to fully inoculate all of South Korea for the new flu virus.

He added that the World Health Organization (WHO) has been notified that the vaccine will be provided with no conditions attached.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/05/117_45134.html

??? A hoax? like cloning?

 

[tropical]

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#1:

"created a non-toxic material that can be mass-produced cheaply"

"to produce a fully developed and marketable vaccine in September"

"the university team ready to provide data to make the treatment material available to pharmaceutical companies and research laboratories around the world free of charge"

"He added that the World Health Organization (WHO) has been notified that the vaccine will be provided with no conditions attached."


:applause::applause::applause::applause:

 

[sharon sanders]

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A group of South Korean scientists said Monday they have succeeded in developing a human vaccine against H1N1 Influenza A.

The scientists at Chungnam National University said they cultivated the ``standard virus'' supplied by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and created a non-toxic material that can be mass-produced cheaply.

The team, led by Prof. Seo Sang-heui of the college of veterinary medicine of the university based in Daejeon, said the vaccine was developed on Friday, 11 days after the CDC provided the virus sample.


The vaccine strain has been named CNUK-RG A/CA/4xPR/8 (H1N1).
/ Courtesy of Chungnam National University
The vaccine strain has been named CNUK-RG A/CA/4xPR/8 (H1N1), with the scientists at the school ``confirming'' its effectiveness through tests conducted on human and monkey cell samples. They said they expect to produce a fully developed and marketable vaccine in September, after basic clinical experiments are completed.

``The vaccine is probably the first developed in the world, with the university team ready to provide data to make the treatment material available to pharmaceutical companies and research laboratories around the world free of charge,'' Seo said. He said it may cost 60 million won ($47,000) to fully inoculate all of South Korea for the new flu virus.

He added that the World Health Organization (WHO) has been notified that the vaccine will be provided with no conditions attached.

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/05/117_45134.html

??? A hoax? like cloning?

I agree. Seems odd. I am not sure what a "non-toxic material" is when referring to a vaccine. All vaccines have a risk factor.

 

[ImMe]

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Seems weird. Especially considering that WHO just told today that is taking longer than expected to create the vaccine.

 

[Jeremy]

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``The vaccine is probably the first developed in the world, with the university team ready to provide data to make the treatment material available to pharmaceutical companies and research laboratories around the world free of charge,'' Seo said. He said it may cost 60 million won ($47,000) to fully inoculate all of South Korea for the new flu virus.

Population of South Korea: 48,379,392
Total cost to inoculate entire country of South Korea: $47,000
Cost per person: 47,000/48,379,392 = $0.0009714880253145802
My ..... meter going off the chart: Priceless

 

[tropical]

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Population of South Korea: 48,379,392
Total cost to inoculate entire country of South Korea: $47,000
Cost per person: 47,000/48,379,392 = $0.0009714880253145802
My .... meter going off the chart: Priceless

Of course, it is "free of charge".

Well, it is an veterinary researcher, so maybe ...

(If this is the "Tamiflu resistant strain" web folk, maybe his machine was already required until now ...)

 

[Sally Furniss]

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A local veterinary research team said yesterday it had succeeded in developing a human vaccine against Influenza A (H1N1), commonly known as swine flue.

The vaccine, developed by researchers from the college of veterinary medicine at Chungnam National University, is expected to help contain the spread of the disease. Swine flu has claimed lives of more than 70 people worldwide.

The team, led by professor Seo Sang-heui, said it developed the vaccine, which is "not toxic and can be mass-produced" on Friday, 11 days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention supplied the virus sample.

The CDC has provided the standard virus sample to researchers in several countries, including the United States Britain, Japan, Australia and Germany.

The vaccine is expected to be available on the market sometime in September after basic clinical safety-related tests are completed, the team said.

The research team has named the virus strain CNUK-RG A/CA/4xPR/8 (H1N1) after the initials of the team's university.

"This vaccine appears to be the first developed in the world. We have contacted the CDC and found that there is no human vaccine yet developed in the United States," Seo said.

"Our team is willing to offer the vaccine free of charge without conditions to research institutions and pharmaceutical firms around the world should they make a request for the sake of the health of humankind."

The research team notified the CDC of its success and the CDC called it a "very crucial development," Seo added.

He also said that if the vaccine was mass produced within four months to inoculate all of the citizens in the country, the damage from Influenza A could be reduced to be similar to that of ordinary influenza. The price for one vaccine shot is expected to be 6,000 won ($4.76), he added.

By Song Sang-ho

(sshluck@heraldm.com)

http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/05/19/200905190056.asp

 

[Sally Furniss]

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SEOUL, Korea (CNN) -- Researchers at a South Korean university say they have discovered a candidate strain for an H1N1 vaccine, though it has not yet been approved by health authorities in the United States or the World Health Organization.

Researchers around the world are racing to come up with a vaccine for the widespread H1N1 virus.

The strain is a genetically modified version of a live virus, and could lead to a vaccine against H1N1 -- commonly known as swine flu, said Seo Sang-heui, a professor at Chungnam National University's College of Veterinary Medicine in South Korea.

"We created a candidate strain," Seo told CNN on Wednesday. The strain would still have to undergo additional testing and tweaking, but Seo believes it could be the right one to develop a vaccine.

He said the university is sending eight vials of the strain to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Seo added that the CDC had sent the university an original strain of the virus for testing.

CDC spokesman Dave Daigle told CNN said the agency has sent H1N1 strains to roughly 10 labs around the world, but he had no information on South Korea's claims. He said the CDC would check out the university's research.

Researchers around the world are racing to come up with a vaccine for the widespread virus, but the CDC and the WHO have said it could take up to six months between the time a virus appears to the time the vaccine is available to the public.

Earlier this month, WHO officials said candidate vaccine strains would undergo quality-control measures and be evaluated in clinical trials. If it meets certain criteria, a candidate vaccine would still have to be approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration before being available to patients in the United States

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/18/south.korea.flu.vaccine/

 

[Jeremy]

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He also said that if the vaccine was mass produced within four months to inoculate all of the citizens in the country, the damage from Influenza A could be reduced to be similar to that of ordinary influenza. The price for one vaccine shot is expected to be 6,000 won ($4.76), he added.

That is at least not completely out of the "realm of the reasonable".

Still, I have my doubts about this one:

"Our team is willing to offer the vaccine free of charge without conditions to research institutions and pharmaceutical firms around the world should they make a request for the sake of the health of humankind"

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A little bit dramatic, it seems like they are really selling this, there has to be a catch.

 

[sharon sanders]

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That is at least not completely out of the "realm of the reasonable".

Still, I have my doubts about this one:

"Our team is willing to offer the vaccine free of charge without conditions to research institutions and pharmaceutical firms around the world should they make a request for the sake of the health of humankind"

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A little bit dramatic, it seems like they are really selling this, there has to be a catch.

Could be the translation. Many languages are more descriptive than English.

 

[Jeremy]

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Could be the translation. Many languages are more descriptive than English.

Agreed.

CDC spokesman Dave Daigle told CNN said the agency has sent H1N1 strains to roughly 10 labs around the world, but he had no information on South Korea's claims. He said the CDC would check out the university's research.

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However, for some reason I do not think the CDC sent the seed strain to this lab in South Korea, at least based on the CDC spokesman response. Just my opinion though.