Squalene
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The adjuvant - [Squalene].
According to Meryl [Nass], M.D., an authority on the anthrax vaccine,
A novel feature of the two H1N1 vaccines being developed by companies Novartis and GlaxoSmithKline is the addition of squalene-containing adjuvants to boost immunogenicity and dramatically reduce the amount of viral antigen needed. This translates to much faster production of desired vaccine quantities.v
Novartiss proprietary [squalene] adjuvant for their [H1N1 vaccine] is MF59. [Glaxos] is ASO3. MF59 has yet to be approved by the FDA for use in any U.S. vaccine, despite its history of use in other countries.
Per Dr. Nass, there are only three vaccines in existence using an approved squalene adjuvant. None of the three are approved for use in the U.S. -
An oily liquid hydrocarbon which occurs in shark liver oil and human sebum, and is a metabolic precursor of sterols.
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Vaginal lubricant. An [organic] [compound] that is also found in [sharks].
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an oily substance found naturally in human skin cells and in the liver (= an organ that cleans the blood) of sharks (= large fish with sharp teeth) . It is one of the substances used to make moisturiser (= a substance put on the skin to stop it becoming dry) :
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