{"id":69312,"date":"2023-11-14T23:42:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T23:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/?p=69312"},"modified":"2023-11-14T23:42:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T23:42:47","slug":"plans-to-stockpile-flu-vaccines-drawn-up-amid-fears-of-human-bird-flu-pandemic-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/lifestyle\/plans-to-stockpile-flu-vaccines-drawn-up-amid-fears-of-human-bird-flu-pandemic-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Plans to stockpile flu vaccines drawn up amid fears of human bird flu pandemic | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HEALTH officials are drawing up plans to stockpile vaccines in case of a bird flu pandemic in humans.<\/p>\n<p>There is no human bird flu jab on the market so the UK Health Security Agency could load up on generic flu vaccines to prepare.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/chickens-penned-inside-hen-house-787659274.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>It would be the first time it has been done for the disease, which is regarded as a top threat for the next pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The UKHSA advertised to suppliers in May but has not yet bought any jabs.<\/p>\n<p>It said: \u201cThe Department of Health intends to run a procurement exercise to source H5 influenza vaccine to stockpile in the UK for avian flu preparedness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence yet that bird flu, known as H5N1, can transmit between people.<\/p>\n<h2>Read more on bird flu<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2b71dyd-chickens-behind-fence-chicken-720871776.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2b71dyd-chickens-behind-fence-chicken-720871776.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/2b71dyd-chickens-behind-fence-chicken-720871776.jpg\"><\/picture><span>VIRAL ALERT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Bird flu alert as two Brits test positive after contact with infected birds<\/h3>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chickens-penned-inside-hen-house-787659274.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chickens-penned-inside-hen-house-787659274.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/chickens-penned-inside-hen-house-787659274.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FLU ALERT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Warning over bird flu as health chiefs track new cases &#x27;very carefully&#x27;<\/h3>\n<p>If it evolves scientists hope jabs for the broader H5 human strains could protect high-risk Brits.<\/p>\n<p>Professor James Wood, infectious disease expert at Cambridge University, said: \u201cYou\u2019d be looking to get the closest match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis virus is currently quite poorly adapted to spread in humans but there is a possibility of a poultry and human virus combining to make one that could spread.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know flu is a very high pandemic risk.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Health<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/young-woman-warm-hat-sweater-858358679-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BED BOUND <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Any activity is better for hearts than sitting &#8211; 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