‘Vaccinate now’ to beat bird flu. A vaccine available right now could help save lives in a future bird flu pandemic, UK scientists claim. [News Source]

New Avian Flu Vaccine Strategy Proposed (MedicineNet.com) Title: New Avian Flu Vaccine Strategy Proposed Category: Health News Created: 10/9/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 10/9/2008 [News Source]

Bird Flu Returns to Germany (Deutsche Welle) Bird flu has returned to Germany, with the H5N1 influenza virus breaking out among farm ducks in the eastern state of Saxony, officials said Thursday. [News Source]

Minnesota may hold back on buying bird flu drugs (KTTC Rochester) ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -- Minnesota may hold back on buying its full allotment of medication as it prepares for a possible bird flu epidemic. The state has stockpiled about 85 percent of the antiviral medication [News Source]

USAID continues to bolster Sri Lanka’s defense against Avian Influenza (Sunday Observer) The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today handed over a real-time Polymerase Chain Reactor machine to the Veterinary Research Institute of the Ministry of Livestock Development, which will dramatically improve the Sri Lanka's ability to diagnose quickly any possible outbreak of avian influenza. [News Source]

Vaccinate NOW to beat bird flu pandemic, researchers warn (Daily Mail) Vaccinating people against bird flu now could save thousands of lives in a pandemic, research suggests. People given a jab against one strain of avian flu were 'primed' against a wide range of different strains. [News Source]

UN pledges further support for bird flu prevention (Nhân Dân) The United Nations praised Vietnam’s active participation in fighting avian influenza and announced that they will continue to support the country in the prevention and control of the epidemic. [News Source]

Viet Nam seeks world help with avian-flu vaccination (Việt Nam News) HA NOI — Chairman of the National Steering Committee on Avian Influenza Control and Prevention Cao Duc Phat yesterday called for further assistance from the international community to help Viet Nam vaccinate poultry vulnerable to avian flu, at a meeting in Ha Noi. [News Source]