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UN: Flu pandemic vaccine possible within a year, but more money needed.

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| November 12, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From AP Worldstream)

Byline: EMMA ROSS

With the right coordination, international commitment and about A10 million (US$13 million), scientists could deliver within a year a candidate vaccine to combat a global flu pandemic, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Global health experts agree that the world is overdue for the next influenza pandemic, and in the wake of SARS and bird flu have seized the opportunity over the last year or so to push pandemic preparedness up the political agenda worldwide.

A vaccine is considered a key element to that preparedness.

The three flu pandemics that hit in the last century, and the ones…

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