Can I get Avian Influenza from the investigational vaccines being studied at the VRC?
No. You cannot get Avian Influenza infection from the vaccines being studied at the VRC. Scientists use synthetic (man-made) genes in developing the investigational vaccines. These synthetic genes allow the body’s cells to make proteins similar to those in a real virus but they do not have the genetic information needed for Avian Influenza infection. The proteins coded for by the vaccine that are made by the body are only present for a short time before being broken down. There is no Avian Influenza virus in the investigational vaccines, so it is not possible for them to cause Avian Influenza infection.
No. You cannot get Avian Influenza infection from the vaccines being studied at the VRC. Scientists use synthetic (man-made) genes in developing the investigational vaccines. These synthetic genes allow the body’s cells to make proteins similar to those in a real virus but they do not have the genetic information needed for Avian Influenza infection. The proteins coded for by the vaccine that are made by the body are only present for a short time before being broken down. There is no Avian Influenza virus in the investigational vaccines, so it is not possible for them to cause Avian Influenza infection.
