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Avian Influenza

Sinovac reports positive phase 1 preliminary trial results on bird flu vaccine

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 23rd, 2006

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (SVA) announced the preliminary results of its proprietary inactivated pandemic influenza vaccine (human-used avian flu vaccine) (Panflu) in phase 1 clinical trials.

The research and development on avian flu vaccine for humans is sponsored and supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, and is co-developed by the Chinese Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Sinovac.

The preliminary results showed good immunogenicity, with a sero-positive rate of 78.3%, which exceeds the criteria for assessment of vaccines established by the Committee for Proprietary Medicinal Products of the European Union.

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