Fiercebiotech.com reports that the drug peramivir (Vaccination) has recently been approved for phase 3 clinical trials as an antiviral.It is being developed by Birmingham (UK) based biocyst.Although the drug was previously developed by johnson and johnson for oral use, it showed little or no effect via this route. Biocyst is developing an inject able vaccine that is much more effective at attacking the virus.The clinical trials are said to be finished by 2011 so the vaccine could be available in the next 5 years...Governments around the world are already stock piling the drug in the event of other swine flu type outbreaks......
For details on the specific science of peramivir wikipedia has a good summary.Again always consult a professional on these matters.......
References
http://www.fiercevaccines.com/story/biocryst-outlines-phase-iii-plans-peramivir/2009-10-01
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peramivir
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