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Nature Reviews Microbiology 4, 565–566 (1 August 2006) | doi:10.1038/nrmicro1482

Influenza pandemic vaccines: how to ensure a low-cost, low-dose option

Klaus St|[ouml]|hr , Marie-Paule Kieny & David Wood

Global access to an effective influenza vaccine will be essential in the event of a pandemic. Here, the WHO's Klaus St|[ouml]|hr, Marie-Paule Kieny and David Wood argue that assessing the clinical benefits of low-dose H5N1 vaccines in animal models is crucial to achieving this goal.