Volunteers Sought To Test Swine Flu Shots

The U.S. government is looking for volunteers to test a new swine flu vaccine. This is for the type of flu formally known as H1N1. Tests will occur at 10 medical centers around the country, the Associated Press (AP) reported July 22. Meanwhile, the first human tests of swine flu vaccine began this week in Australia, AP said. The U.S. tests will be on a tight timetable, AP said. Healthy adults, including the elderly, will test the vaccine first. These shots will begin by the second week of August. Different doses will be tested. People will get two shots, three weeks apart. If there are no safety problems, such as allergies, tests will begin quickly in babies and children. The government wants to start a vaccination campaign in mid-October. The timing will be “very, very close,” an official told AP.