Wednesday, March 15, 2006
University of Iowa to test bird flu vaccine
IOWA CITY, Iowa The University of Iowa has a role in testing a bird flu vaccine additive to see if it can make the vaccine more effective.
The university is one of six sites in the U-S selected by the National Institutes of Health. Federal officials predict the virus could reach the continental U-S in wild birds this year.
Doctor Patricia Winokur is leading Iowa’s portion of the study. She says researchers will see if the additive, aluminum hydroxide, can make the vaccine more potent, which could stretch the supply.