To Immunize or Not to Immunize?



To Immunize or Not to Immunize

Introduction

A new strain of avian (bird) virus has popped up in China and has health officials at the World Health Organization are worried. They fear it may jump across species and infect humans, causing a pandemic. The virus is 100% lethal in birds, killing them within 24 to 48 hours. A human vaccine against the avian virus has been successfully manufactured in the U.S. and there is enough to inoculate the entire U.S. population. I have been working as a Scientist in the centre of diseases control, and hence the ...