Fears over vaccine safety

A BATCH of 4800 vials of modified equine influenza vaccine was withheld at a Brisbane scientific centre due to fears it could have been compromised by poor storage.

Dr Ron Glanville, chief veterinarian at the Department of Primary Industries, confirmed the vaccine could not be distributed from the Wacol centre.

But vials sent from Sydney overnight, after importation from France, may yet be declared safe for use, pending more testing.

"The live vaccine has to be maintained at a temperature between two and six degrees," Dr Glanville outlined.

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