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Sinovac Initiates Phase II Volunteer Enrollment for Split Viron Pandemic Influenza (H5N1) Vaccine

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, July 15th, 2008

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (AMEX:SVA), a leading provider of vaccines in China, announced the initiation of volunteer enrollment in its Phase II clinical trial for its split pandemic influenza vaccine. The preliminary results from this study are expected to be available in early 2009.

The randomized and double-blind trial is expected to enroll 210 adolescents, between the ages of 12 to 17, who will receive doses of 10ug, 15ug or 30ug, and 140 children, between the ages of 3 to 11, who will receive doses of 10ug or 15ug. Volunteers will be followed for two months with safety and immunogenicity data collected for the assessment of the vaccine.

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Source: TB and Outbreaks Week (2008-07-15)

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