Fighting bird flu (The Star) Avian flu is in the news so much nowadays that some of us may have become desensitised to the urgency of the matter. [News Source]

EU licenses first pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine. European authorities have approved the first pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine, Prepandrix, from GlaxoSmithKline Plc, its maker said on Monday. [News Source]

GSK vaccine for flu pandemic wins approval. GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical group, on Monday received the first approval by European regulators for a vaccine designed to provide protection against a future flu pandemic. [News Source]

EU approves human bird flu vaccine (New Kerala) Brussels, May 20: The European Union has granted licence to a British company to market a human pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine in all 27-member European Union countries, the EurActiv news portal reported Tuesday. [News Source]

EU approves human bird flu vaccine (Russian Information Agency Novosti) BRUSSELS, May 20 (RIA Novosti) - The EU has granted a license to a British company to market a human pre-pandemic bird flu vaccine in all 27-member European Union countries, the EurActiv news portal reported on Tuesday. [News Source]