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Indian Scientists Develop Vaccine for Bird Flu

William Robinson writes "Indian Scientists have succeeded in developing a vaccine against the bird flu disease that has affected poultry business in many parts of the world. This was formally announced, and ICAR Director-General Mangala Rai described this as a big step forward in tackling the highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called the bird flu. Indonesia, who has recently reported their 42nd victim of bird flu, will now have one less thing to worry about."

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  1. Excellent! by rpjs · · Score: 4, Funny

    No need to worry about bird flu any more, just the incipient WWIII brewing in the Middle East...

    1. Re:Excellent! by tgd · · Score: 2, Funny

      Thankfully Isrealis, Palestinians, and Lebanese don't tend to fly migratory patterns that cross New Hampshire.

      Mass pandemic scares me more than $100 oil, even with a 10mpg car and a 15mpg truck.

      Barely, though. I had to fill the car up this morning!

  2. Re:One less thing to worry about; True by myth24601 · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Are we to believe that they'll just give it out to the world?"

    The Indians are usually quite willing to give away something that would help the animals because it would put them in better standing with their spirit guides. I wonder which tribe developed this? Was it Cherokee or Apache? I bet it was the Shawnee.

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  3. "One less thing to worry about"? by WormholeFiend · · Score: 3, Funny

    Was the 42nd victim a troublemaker?

  4. Oh man!!! by rowama · · Score: 2, Funny

    I just finished my underground shelter yesterday. It had food, cable internet, food, cable and sat TV, food, PS2, food, games, food, a bed, food, etc. I ordered a special computer. What shall I do with all these preps...

    I guess I could just seclude myself, eat, sit at the computer, play games, watch TV. Actually, nothing has changed.

  5. Re:Fewer, not less by z0idberg · · Score: 2, Funny

    didn't you get that memo?

  6. Re:If confirmed ... by utopianfiat · · Score: 1, Funny

    On another note, the vaccine is a dramatic change from the prior treatment for bird flu in india, which was "Just reformat"

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  7. Awesome! by Phoenix666 · · Score: 2, Funny

    But what ever are Fox, CNN, and the Bush administration going to use to distract us now? It's been such an integral part of their claim that the sky is falling and that we should therefore hand over all our freedoms. Does this mean double helpings of immigrant phobia? Would have to be, since if they whip up North Korea or Iran, they'd actually have to do something about it.

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