Indonesia opens possibility for more companies to develop bird flu vaccine although the government recently signed deal with U.S. drug manufacturer Baxter Healthcare Corp., an official said Thursday.

"Yes, we still open our door if there are other companies interested to (cooperate with us)," Health Minister Siti Fadilah Supari was quoted by the national Antara news agency as saying.

The government and Baxter Wednesday signed a preliminary deal to develop and produce bird flu vaccine for humans in volume of 2 million dosages.

Under the agreement, Indonesia will provide strains of the H5N1virus circulating in the nation and Baxter will offer technical expertise to produce the vaccine.

Source: Xinhua