Professor Andrew Pollard from the University of Oxford is heading a research on swine flu vaccines. This 2 types of vaccines are put to trial in the UK since yesterday.
"We are doing this trial to compare head-to-head the two vaccines which are going to be used in the UK against swine flu to see which one works best in children and which one is best tolerated. We are sort of in a race against time because we know the flu season is already started. We hope to immunise the children over the next 10 days or so. There are very few exclusions - people with immune system problems and egg-allergic children because one of the vaccines is made using egg." - Professor Andrew Pollard
The Baxter vaccine, (the other vaccine put into trial) is made in cell culture, so is suitable for those who have an egg allergy. Among the expected side-effects are sore arms and fevers.
They are aiming to recruit 1,000 youngsters aged six months to 12 years to try the vaccines.
