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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention microbiologist Amanda Balish demonstrates how one properly “candles” an embyonated chicken egg. By using this procedure, Balish was able to access the viability of each egg used in the isolation of influenza viruses. (Credit: CDC/Laura Zambuto)
DUKE (US)—Because supplies of the H1N1 influenza vaccine are expected to be short, governments may be tempted to buy large quantities of vaccine and antiviral treatments to protect their citizens. Yet a new game theory model suggests that, in the case of some epidemics, countries would be best served by giving their drug supplies to another country. Continue…
