[Dog Gone]

I hope this is true. I'm a little skeptical of a vaccine developed before the variation becomes communicable between humans because the virus mutates on a monthly basis.

But, let's hope it works and can be made in sufficient quantities.

[Smokin' Joe]

It isn't just a potential boon to humans, although that is my first area of concern.

If this can be made to stop the disease in birds, that should limit if not stop the problem, except for occasional isolated outbreaks.

Saving poultry flocks from these two diseases (H5N1 and Newcastle) would mean no small economic salvation for the poultry industry as well.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

Check on Newcastle outbreak in southern California, around 1974. I saw it. The county agricultural agent had vaccine that I personally administered to chickens and ducks. It worked on the asymptomatic fowl. It was termed "bird flu". We were told that it could become communicable in humans. Killed all of our ducks, and all but 4 chickens. But there was a vaccine even then.