Are there antivirals and vaccines for avian influenza? What needs to be done in order to develop some?

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Kiersten Cooke

Biology

20 June, 04:22

Are there antivirals and vaccines for avian influenza? What needs to be done in order to develop some?

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Baron · Answer 1

1. No antivirals or vaccines exist currently.

2. Vaccines are made by weakening the virus, inactivating the virus, using a part of the virus, or using a part of the bacteria. This vaccine still has to be then approved by the proper authorities (ex. CDC, WHO), tested on trial groups, then it has to be mass produced. The distribution of it may even be the hardest part. Overall, this is a long and pain staking process.