WHO: SARS vaccine production could take two years
Hospital Safety Connection, November 19, 2003
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Officials at the World Health Organization (WHO) believe it could take at least two years to produce a vaccine to protect against severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), the Associated Press reports.
Speaking following a conference of SARS researchers, Lee Jong-wook, director-general of the WHO said more research is needed to develop a vaccine. First detected in China a year ago, SARS spread to Hong Kong, other parts of Asia, and Canada. The flu-like illness sickened more than 8,000 people and killed 774 last winter and spring.
The global outbreak was declared over in July, but health officials believe another outbreak could take place this winter. If SARS reappears, a vaccine could be produced within two years, but if there is no new outbreak, it likely would take four or five years.
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