In recent years, the bird flu virus has caught the attention of the world. In 2006 in particular, there was a lot of speculation about a wide-scale flu outbreak, in other words a pandemic. The Dutch government was worried about running short of vaccine, mainly because it has a very short shelf-life. All that could change, says a PhD student. In his thesis he describes a way of storing flu vaccine in powder form. It can then be stored for at least a year -- more than enough time to build up national stocks.
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