The first volunteers in the UK have been immunised with a vaccine to protect against a potential bird flu pandemic. The vaccine targets the H5N1 flu strain which has caused devastating infections in bird populations worldwide and has spread to some mammals. The threat to humans is currently low, says the UK Health Protection Agency, with almost all human cases linked to close contact with infected animals. The vaccine uses the same mRNA technology used in current Covid jabs, with scientists

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