Sanofi Wins U.S. Approval for First Bird Flu Vaccine (Update3) (Bloomberg.com) April 17 (Bloomberg) -- Sanofi-Aventis SA won U.S. approval for the first vaccine to protect against bird flu even though the shot may protect less than half of the people inoculated. [News Source]

FDA OKs First Avian Flu Vaccine (RedNova) French firm Sanofi pasteur said Tuesday it has received U.S. marketing approval of the first vaccine for H5N1, the bird flu virus. The company developed the vaccine in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health. [News Source]

FDA OKs 1st Bird Flu Vaccine (WebMD) The FDA announced the first approval in the U.S. of a vaccine for humans against the H5N1 influenza virus, commonly called avian flu or bird flu. [News Source]

Bird flu vaccine OK’d (The Washington Times) The Food and Drug Administration yesterday announced approval of the first vaccine to protect against the avian flu virus, commonly known as bird flu. [News Source]

U.S. Approves 1st Bird Flu Vaccine (HealthCentral.com) Copyright © 2007 ScoutNews LLC. All rights reserved. TUESDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials announced on Tuesday that they have approved the first vaccine for humans against bird flu. [News Source]

US approves first bird flu vaccine for people (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - The first bird flu vaccine for people won U.S. approval on Tuesday as an interim measure in case an influenza pandemic strikes before a better immunization comes along. [News Source]

U.S. Approves 1st Bird Flu Vaccine (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) TUESDAY, April 17 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials announced on Tuesday that they have approved the first vaccine for humans against bird flu. [News Source]

U.S. OKs 1st bird flu vaccine for humans (CNN.com) WASHINGTON (AP) -- A bird flu vaccine won federal approval for the first time Tuesday as a stopgap measure against a potential pandemic until more effective vaccines can be developed. [News Source]

US FDA approves Sanofi bird flu vaccine (AlertNet) Source: Reuters (Adds FDA, company comments; background) WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Tuesday approved a Sanofi-Aventis vaccine to prevent bird flu in ... [News Source]

US FDA approves Sanofi bird flu vaccine (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) WASHINGTON, April 17 (Reuters) - U.S. health officials on Tuesday approved a Sanofi-Aventis vaccine to prevent bird flu in humans. [News Source]

Falcons could have brought bird flu to Kuwait (AFP via Yahoo! News) Falcons illegally imported into Kuwait may have been the cause of an outbreak of bird flu that has forced authorities to cull about two million chickens, MPs charged on Tuesday. [News Source]

Falcons could have brought bird flu to Kuwait (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Falcons illegally imported into Kuwait may have been the cause of an outbreak of bird flu that has forced authorities to cull about two million chickens, MPs charged on Tuesday. [News Source]