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Universal vaccine invented to fight all kinds of Flu viruses
Jan 5 2008, Ankita

The scientists have in the past expressed a grave concern over the possible pandemic of the human form of Bird flu which can kill approximately fifty million people worldwide. To combat this possible outbreak the scientists have developed a new vaccine.

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