Flu Vaccine

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S Korean active duty soldiers to get A/H1N1 flu vaccine  -  06 Jan 2010
A total of 733000 soldiers, recruits and military personnel will get flu vaccine, as a possible outbreak of A/H1N1 flu can spread quickly among soldiers, ... Xinhua

LA cabbies to line up for swine flu vaccine  -  06 Jan 2010
AP LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles taxi drivers can line up this week for a free swine flu vaccine. The vaccinations will take place at the taxi holding lot of the ... San Jose Mercury News

'No extra stock' of swine flu vaccine  -  06 Jan 2010
A French healthcare employee handling boxes of Panenza, an H1N1 flu vaccine by the Sanofi-Pasteur manufacturer. France has joined other European countries ... Times of Malta

Legislators to get swine flu vaccine at Statehouse  -  06 Jan 2010
AP Indiana lawmakers can get the swine flu vaccine during the first day of their 2010 legislative session. The state Depart ... Please log in to read the ... The Herald-Times (subscription)

Seasonal flu vaccine still available in county  -  06 Jan 2010
Once almost impossible to locate, seasonal flu vaccine isn't exactly abundant in Ventura County but it can be found. The Ventura County Public Health ... Ventura County Star

Adimmune Corporation slams DOH over H1N1 vaccine  -  06 Jan 2010
Swine flu vaccine producer Adimmune Corporation hit out at the Department of Health Tuesday for preventing it from explaining its product to the public. ... eTaiwan News

Insect cell based technology for swine flu vaccine  -  06 Jan 2010
The typical flu vaccine contains three current, or expected, epidemic or pandemic flu strains. Each strain is rapidly produced or cultivated in embryonated ... Biomed Middle East

In the Company of Misery  -  06 Jan 2010
...“Please tell him we've got some flu vaccine, if he still wants it,� she said. I said I'd pass along the message as soon as he returned ... New York Times

Free H1N1 Flu Clinics Set For Sarpy & Cass Counties  -  06 Jan 2010
Four flu clinics have been scheduled for residents of Sarpy and Cass counties who want to receive the H1N1 flu vaccine for free. The Bellevue Public School ... WOWT

A Teen's Swine Flu Saga  -  06 Jan 2010
Marta Diaz from Union City, New Jersey says this year she will not think twice about getting her children the swine flu vaccine -- after the ... NBC New York

European Markets Fall, Led By Drugmakers - European Commentary  -  06 Jan 2010
...(RTTNews) - The European markets fell on Tuesday, as pharmaceutical stocks declined after France cut back orders for swine flu vaccine. ... RTT News

18000 under-5s in Wirral to be vaccinated against swine flu  -  06 Jan 2010
UNDER-5s in Wirral will be the next age group to receive the swine flu vaccine. Babies and children aged six months to five years have been identified as ... Wirral News

Surgeon general warns H1N1 remains a threat, urges vaccination  -  06 Jan 2010
Surgeon General Regina Benjamin saw plenty of viruses during some 23 years as a family doctor in Alabama. H1N1, she said Tuesday from the US Olympic ... Colorado Springs Gazette

Town Crier: Jan 6, 2010  -  06 Jan 2010
Flu Vaccine Available: The Sumter County Health Departmentoffers the seasonal flu vaccine for $23. Medicare and Medicaid are accepted. ... Americus Times-Recorder

European Stocks Are Little Changed; Cadbury Slides, Banks Gain  -  06 Jan 2010
Sanofi-Aventis SA and GlaxoSmithKline Plc fell more than 1.3 percent as France cut back orders for swine flu vaccine. Allied Irish Banks Plc surged 11 ... BusinessWeek

Mail and Commentary, Jan. 6  -  06 Jan 2010
...to universal health care (see the swine flu vaccine--do we really want to trust these people with our medical problems?) the government is here to "help" us ... Boise Weekly

Health Experts Fear H1N1 Resurgence  -  06 Jan 2010
With students back in school, there is a new push for them to get the H1N1 swine flu vaccine. Local health experts said students who spent ... NBC Dallas-Fort Worth

Casper briefs  -  06 Jan 2010
The swine flu vaccine is free and available to all age groups. Seasonal flu shots cost $15 for adults and $14 for children. Vaccinations will be available ... Casper Star-Tribune Online

More Swine flu vaccines arrive to fight spread  -  06 Jan 2010
TUESDAY 3PM: The latest doses of swine flu vaccine have arrived in Melton to help fight the pandemic. Latham House has more than 6000 on its ... Melton Today

Everyone eligible for H1N1 vaccine  -  ‎Jan 2, 2010‎
The H1N1 vaccine has been produced essentially the same way by the same companies in the same plants that make our seasonal flu vaccine each year, ... Times-Georgian

Spray Flu Vaccine Is Recalled  -  ‎Dec 22, 2009‎
Thirteen lots of a nasal-spray vaccine for swine flu are being recalled for lack of potency, officials said. The lots, made by Medimmune, ... New York Times

Health Tip: Getting a Nasal Vaccine for Flu  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
Anyone with an egg allergy or who has had a previous allergic reaction to a flu vaccine. Allstate ® Auto Insurance Get a Quote Now: Drivers Who Switched ... BusinessWeek

Flu vaccine for seniors tested in Rochester  -  ‎Jan 5, 2010‎
Seniors are hardest hit by seasonal influenza, but the makeup of their vaccines is the same as it is for younger people. Research done in Rochester stands ... Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Zydus Cadila gets nod for clinical trials for swine flu vaccine  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
...the approval of the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to conduct multi-centric clinical trials for the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine in the country. ... Business Standard

Doses of swine flu vaccine for young children are recalled in Md., Va.  -  ‎Dec 15, 2009‎
Some doses of swine flu vaccine for young children are being recalled in Maryland and Virginia. The issue is not one of safety, ... Washington Post

US Reaction to Swine Flu: Apt and Lucky  -  ‎Jan 1, 2010‎
John Amis/Associated Press The supply of swine flu vaccine was far below expectations, but experts say the pandemic was still generally well managed. ... New York Times

Virginians under 50 can get nasal mist form of swine flu vaccine next week  -  ‎Dec 10, 2009‎
Healthy Virginians younger than 50 can begin receiving the nasal mist form of the swine flu vaccine at pharmacies next week, ... Washington Post

Vaccinated Nannies Get Hired First  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
About three months ago, Samantha Slattery approached her nanny about getting the H1N1 flu vaccine. Slattery, 33, of Topanga, California, had a 5-month-old ... Baltimore Sun

Flu vaccination clinic scheduled tomorrow  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
HYANNIS — Town health officials are set to hold a swine flu vaccine clinic tomorrow at Barnstable High School. The clinic, scheduled to run 2:45 to 5:30 pm, ... Cape Cod Times

Swine flu vaccine now easier to locate  -  ‎Jan 5, 2010‎
SIERRA VISTA — Now that H1N1 vaccine is available, several pharmacies in the county are offering the vaccine to adults. ... Sierra Vista Herald

When all else fails, blame the system  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
Last July, the administration promised 80 million to 120 million doses of H1N1 flu vaccine by mid-October. But by the end of October, less than 17 million ... Chicago Tribune

H1N1 flu vaccine is available at UTSA Student Health Services  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
...(Jan. 4, 2010)--The H1N1 flu vaccination is available at no charge and on a walk-in basis for UTSA students at Student Health Services on ... UTSA Today

Nannies who get flu shots may have an edge in the job market  -  ‎Jan 2, 2010‎
Times / December 10, 2009) By Molly Hennessy-Fiske About three months ago, Samantha Slattery approached her nanny about getting the H1N1 flu vaccine. ... Los Angeles Times

Most drug store chains now have swine flu vaccine  -  ‎Dec 29, 2009‎
Most major drug store chains now have vaccine against pandemic H1N1 influenza available for anyone who needs it, according to a Wall Street Journal survey. ... Los Angeles Times (blog)

US clears high-dose Sanofi flu vaccine for elderly  -  ‎Dec 23, 2009‎
WASHINGTON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - US health officials approved on Wednesday a high-dose influenza vaccine made by Sanofi-Aventis DA (SASY. ... Reuters

Brits say swine flu is mild, corroborating other reports  -  ‎Dec 10, 2009‎
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases said today that it is beginning a trial of the swine flu vaccine in about 240 men and women who ... Los Angeles Times (blog)

2010 Childhood Vaccination Schedules Approved Guideline changes include ...  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
MONDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) -- New recommendations for childhood and adolescent immunization schedules have been approved by the American Academy of ... ModernMedicine

Swine flu clinics planned in Gasport, NT  -  ‎Jan 3, 2010‎
Roman said the county has received about 15000 doses of the H1N1, or swine flu, vaccine since the alert for the virus began. Despite the tight supplies, ... Buffalo News

H1N1 Vaccine Available, But Will Americans Get It?  -  ‎Dec 18, 2009‎
...some people may rightly question whether flu vaccine safety risks have been downplayed in an effort to get everyone immunized quickly. ... U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Vaccination is both safe and effective (1)  -  ‎Jan 5, 2010‎
The swine flu vaccine has been a recent target of such correspondence. These letters should be treated with the utter contempt which they deserve. ... Times of Malta

Novartis is buying eye-care company  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
Novartis, which opened its $1.2 billion flu vaccine plant in Holly Springs in November, has its eyes on a new prize. ... News & Observer

Va. seeks to recoup snow removal costs  -  ‎Jan 5, 2010‎
DOVER -- The swine flu vaccine is now available to all Delawareans. Public health officials said that all residents above 6 months of age can now be ... Delmarva Daily Times

Germany Aims to Cancel 50% of Swine Flu Shots, Ministry Says  -  ‎Dec 30, 2009‎
30 (Bloomberg) -- Germany aims to accept only half the Pandemrix swine flu vaccine doses it ordered from GlaxoSmithKline Plc because the disease has proven ... Bloomberg

400 doses of recalled nasal flu vaccine given in Kalamazoo County  -  ‎Dec 31, 2009‎
KALAMAZOO — About 400 doses from recalled lots of a nasal-spray H1N1 flu vaccine were administered in the Kalamazoo ... Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com

Sharks targeted for vaccine  -  ‎Jan 5, 2010‎
Threatened shark species are coming under even more pressure because they provide a key ingredient of the swine flu vaccine. Squalene, extracted from the ... Divernet

Officials voice confidence on recalled swine flu vaccine  -  ‎Dec 24, 2009‎
About 98400 doses of the batch of swine flu vaccine recalled this week by its Gaithersburg-based maker had been ... Baltimore Sun

H1N1 vaccine now available for $15 at some Rite Aid pharmacies  -  ‎Dec 30, 2009‎
Marking its first entry into the local retail market, the swine flu vaccine is now available at five North Coast Rite Aid pharmacies for ... Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Free H1N1 clinics planned in four locations this month  -  ‎Jan 5, 2010‎
Free H1N1 flu vaccine clinics will be held throughout the Lakes Region this month as a way to expand vaccination efforts for the general ... Laconia Citizen

Walgreens offering swine flu vaccine in cent. Fla.  -  ‎Dec 14, 2009‎
DEERFIELD, Ill. — More than 100 central Florida Walgreens are now offering swine flu vaccinations after five counties extended recommendations on who should ... The Associated Press

Winston man's swine flu recovery called a miracle by family  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
GetAFluShot.com also will provide an opportunity for the seasonal flu vaccine at these clinics. The cost is $30; cash or check or some insurance is accepted ... NRToday.com

Study: Bird-flu vaccine safe, but only partly effective  -  Mar 29, 2006
...(CNN) -- An experimental bird-flu vaccine for humans has been deemed safe, but it provides only partial protection from the H5N1 strain of the virus, ... CNN

Drug Maker Says New Bird Flu Vaccine Is Much Stronger  -  Jul 27, 2006
By DENISE GRADY. A new vaccine against bird flu developed by GlaxoSmithKline is more effective than any previous version and works at a far smaller dose, ... New York Times

Chiron Cautious About Flu Vaccine Output  -  Mar 3, 2005
By Robert Steyer. The chief executive of Chiron (CHIR:Nasdaq) said Thursday that although he is optimistic Chiron will provide flu vaccine for the upcoming ... TheStreet.com - TheStreet.com (subscription)

US Advisers Endorse Bird Flu Vaccine  -  Feb 27, 2007
By Steven Reinberg. TUESDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- US Food and Drug Administration advisers voted Tuesday to recommend approval of the first bird flu ... Washington Post

Feds meet on for next year's flu vaccine  -  Feb 21, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's time to write up the recipe for next year's flu vaccine -- and the nation's influenza experts are aiming for better protection than ... Forbes

Bird Flu Vaccine Set for US Production  -  Aug 7, 2005
WASHINGTON — Mass production of a new vaccine that scientists believe can protect against an avian flu (search) outbreak could begin as early as ... FOXNews

Flu vaccine emerges from caterpillar cells  -  Apr 10, 2007
By Anita Manning, USA TODAY. A flu vaccine made in insect cells instead of chicken eggs is safe and at least as effective as standard flu shots, ... USA Today

All US kids should get flu vaccine, panel says  -  Feb 27, 2008
WASHINGTON, Feb 27 (Reuters) - All US children aged from six months up to 18 should be immunized every year against influenza, a panel of federal vaccine ... Reuters

US: Record flu vaccine doses available for flu season  -  Sep 20, 2007
BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is expecting a record 132 million flu vaccine doses to be available during the ... 新�网

A Fresh Dose of Flu Vaccine  -  Oct 5, 2006
By ALICE PARK Thursday, Oct. 05, 2006. t in time for the flu season, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new flu vaccine on Thursday, bringing the ... TIME

Officials expect 10 million more doses of flu vaccine.  -  Nov 10, 2005
CHICAGO _ While conceding that flu vaccine supplies have fallen short for a second straight year, federal officials said Thursday that 10 million more doses ... Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.com

Flu vaccine effectiveness lower than usual  -  Apr 17, 2008
By Will Dunham. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - This season's influenza vaccine in the United States appears to be much less effective than usual, health officials ... Reuters UK

Kids' flu vaccine more effective as mist than shot  -  May 1, 2006
By Anita Manning, USA TODAY. A nasal spray flu vaccine was found to be 55% better at staving off flu in young children than flu shots, according to a ... USA Today

UN Seeks to Up Bird Flu Vaccine Production  -  Oct 11, 2005
ROME — United Nations (search) officials said Tuesday they are exploring ways to step up the production of a vaccine in case bird flu (search) mutates and ... FOXNews

… Nation; FDA approves nation's first bird flu vaccine for humans;...  -  Apr 18, 2007
In clinical trials, the vaccine for the H5N1 strain of bird flu provoked an immune response in 45% of people. By contrast, vaccines for a seasonal flu ... Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest Archiver

Flu vaccine for 'needle-phobic'  -  Jan 29, 2008
Researchers say delivering the flu vaccine under the tongue may not just scrap the need for needles, it could also provide more effective protection. ... BBC News

Bird flu vaccine breakthrough offers hope  -  Jul 26, 2006
A low-dose vaccine for the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has succeeded in initial clinical trials in people. The vaccine is produced by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) ... New Scientist

US to order millions of bird flu vaccine doses  -  Aug 8, 2005
WASHINGTON - The government is optimistic about a new vaccine to protect against an outbreak of potentially deadly avian flu, and distribution could start ... msnbc.com

Indonesia signs MoU with Baxter Intl for development of bird flu...  -  Feb 7, 2007
JAKARTA (XFN-ASIA) - Indonesia signed an agreement today with US firm Baxter International Inc to develop a human bird flu vaccine and ensure the country ... Forbes

GSK gets EU green light for 'bird flu' vaccine  -  May 19, 2008
GlaxoSmithKline said this morning that a vaccine that could help prevent an outbreak of the H5N1 'bird flu' virus had been approved by the European ... Times Online

Government Hands out $1 Billion for Bird Flu Vaccine Development  -  May 4, 2006
By KHAMA ENNIS-HOLCOMBE. The US Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $1 billion in contracts today to five vaccine manufacturers to ... ABC News

GSK to supply US with Fluarix flu vaccine  -  Sep 1, 2005
By Stephen Foley. The United States moved yesterday to ensure it would have enough flu vaccine this winter and avoid the fiasco of shortages that crippled ... Independent

Is Hong Kong's Bird Flu Vaccine Failing?  -  Dec 10, 2008
By Peter Ritter / Hong Kong Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008. Health officers collect dead chickens at the Cheung Sha Wan wholesale market in Hong Kong on Dec. ... TIME

US developing new bird flu vaccine  -  Mar 6, 2006
Secretary Michael Leavitt, shown in November, said a vaccine already produced is not yet being distributed. ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A second vaccine ... CNN International

Nasal Flu Vaccine More Effective in Children  -  Feb 15, 2007
By BETH M. WICKLUND, MD. Young children and their parents may soon have less of a reason to cry when going to the doctor. A nasal spray vaccine for the flu ... ABC News

Doctors warned as NHS runs out of flu vaccine  -  Nov 22, 2005
By Celia Hall, Medical Editor. The National Health Service has run out of this year's flu vaccine because of public alarm over bird flu, officials said ... Telegraph.co.uk

Vital Signs: Record supply of flu vaccine as health experts urge...  -  Sep 28, 2008
By Kristen Gerencher, MarketWatch. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Americans ready to take up arms and noses against the bug that causes the seasonal flu ... MarketWatch

US to have 127 million flu-vaccine doses  -  Apr 19, 2007
The supply can also be wiped out easily -- as in 2004, when the United States lost half its flu vaccine supply when a British-based maker suffered ... Reuters

Pandemic Flu Vaccine: Are We Doing Enough?  -  Nov 1, 2005
Influenza experts have been trying for a long time to convince other scientists, the public health community, and the general population that preparations ... Nature.com

Studies Support Flu Vaccine's Effectiveness  -  Dec 13, 2006
Each year, the seasonal flu vaccine includes what health experts expect will be the three top strains circulating that year. While often quite accurate, ... Washington Post

Half dose of flu vaccine 'works as well as full dose'  -  Dec 8, 2008
A half dose of the flu vaccine is as effective as the full injection in the under 50s, a new study shows, suggesting that it could be rationed during a ... Telegraph.co.uk

Bird flu vaccine shows promise  -  Mar 5, 2007
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has shown its H5N1 vaccine may protect against genetically different versions of the avian flu strain, offering hope ... Toronto Star

Flu vaccine slow to arrive at doctors' offices  -  Oct 19, 2006
By Anita Manning, USA TODAY. More flu vaccine will be available this flu season than ever before, health officials say, but many doctors are still waiting ... USA Today

Whole new flu vaccine needed next year: WHO  -  Feb 16, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The three most common influenza viruses circulating globally have changed significantly and next year's flu vaccines should be ... Reuters India

No shortage of flu vaccine expected in United States this season.  -  Oct 25, 2005
Oct. 25--Influenza vaccine supplies appear to be sufficient to meet demand this year nationally and in Massachusetts, health authorities said yesterday on ... Free with registration - Boston Globe - AccessMyLibrary.com

Flu Vaccine Priorities Test Pandemic Planning  -  May 12, 2006
By Ceci Connolly. On the Titanic, it was women and children first. During a syphilis outbreak in World War II, soldiers with the best chance of recovery ... Washington Post

Avian flu vaccine from monkey cells triggers good response, study says  -  Jun 12, 2008
An avian flu vaccine grown in kidney cells from African green monkeys instead of eggs triggered a good immune response at a relatively low dose, ... CBC.ca

Glaxo to Donate Flu Vaccine for Poor  -  Jun 13, 2007
By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer. Pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline PLC has agreed to donate 50 million doses of H5N1 vaccine to the World Health ... FOXNews

FDA approves new version of nasal spray flu vaccine  -  Jan 9, 2007
BEIJING, Jan. 9 (Xinhuanet) -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an updated version of a nasal spray flu vaccine FluMist for use in ... 新�网

Agencies bicker over flu vaccine claims.  -  Feb 15, 2005
Feb. 15--In a rare public dispute between federal health agencies, the National Institutes of Health said Monday that flu shots don't prevent deaths in the ... Free with registration - Atlanta Journal Constitution - AccessMyLibrary.com

Baxter to produce experimental bird flu vaccine.(Baxter International...  -  Feb 24, 2006
CHICAGO _ Baxter International Inc.'s venture into producing a new type of flu vaccine got a boost Friday when the United Kingdom ordered two million doses ... Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.com

Experimental US bird flu vaccine uses cold virus  -  Apr 18, 2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental bird flu vaccine that uses a common cold virus and bits of DNA from the H5N1 virus appears to stimulate an immune ... Reuters UK

Pandemic flu vaccine capacity swells  -  Oct 23, 2007
The World Health Organization issued an optimistic update on prospects for pandemic influenza vaccine Tuesday. But industry insiders and public health ... CTV.ca

Chiron wins big bird-flu vaccine contract.  -  Oct 28, 2005
Oct. 28--Chiron won a $62.5 million federal contract Thursday to help produce a vaccine to counter the threat of a bird-flu pandemic. ... Free with registration - San Jose Mercury News - AccessMyLibrary.com

Human trials for bird flu vaccine  -  Mar 31, 2006
By Fergus Walsh. Human trials of an experimental vaccine against the H5N1 bird flu virus have begun in Belgium. The jab is aimed at protecting against the ... BBC News

China develops safe bird flu vaccine for human use  -  Dec 25, 2007
China has completed its preparations to combat bird flu. Researchers in the country say they have developed a bird flu vaccine for human use, ... 央视国际

Chinese Drug Maker Begins Production of Bird Flu Vaccine  -  Apr 7, 2008
By Naomi Martig. Officials in China have given permission for a Chinese drug maker to begin commercial production of a human vaccine against bird flu after ... Voice of America

Glaxo plans bird flu vaccine trials  -  Oct 27, 2005
By George Sivell. Glaxo SmithKline, Britain's largest drug company, is planning clinical trials of a human vaccine against avian flu before Christmas. ... Times Online

Study: flu vaccine safe for infants, toddlers  -  Oct 25, 2006
BEIJING, Oct. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- The flu vaccine is safe for infants and toddlers from 6 to 23 months old, a study reported Wednesday in the Journal of ... 新�网

World moves closer to having bird flu vaccine-WHO  -  Feb 16, 2007
By Richard Waddington. GENEVA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The world has moved significantly closer to developing vaccines against a bird flu pandemic, ... Reuters

China human bird flu vaccine at least a year away  -  Nov 26, 2005
China's home-grown human bird flu vaccine is at least a year away from hitting the market but clinical tests on people have been approved by the government, ... 中国日报 - 中国日报

Treatment: Flu Vaccine for Pregnant Women Is 2 for 1  -  Oct 6, 2008
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR. For the first time, a clinical trial has shown that pregnant women who receive the influenza vaccine provide immunity to their newborns ... New York Times

New avian flu vaccine nothing to sneeze at  -  Feb 1, 2006
Toronto — Canadian Press Published on Wednesday, Feb. 01, 2006 7:04PM EST Last updated on Sunday, Apr. 05, 2009 1:24AM EDT ... Globe and Mail

The Flu Vaccine  -  Dec 8, 2008
By Claire Suddath Monday, Dec. 08, 2008. A senior citizen is administered a free flu shot at New York-Presyterian Hospital's Allen Pavilion. ... TIME

Bush To Press Flu Vaccine Makers  -  Oct 7, 2005
By Lloyd de Vries. The risk of a pandemic is said to be low, but planning for one is now a priority, especially in a White House determined not to be ... CBS News

Nasal flu vaccine is more effective than shots in children.  -  Feb 14, 2007
ST. LOUIS _ A large study comparing the two major types of flu vaccine for young children shows that nasal spray beat shots. ... Free with registration - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - AccessMyLibrary.com

Sanofi bird flu vaccine may offer wider protection  -  Oct 18, 2006
PARIS, Oct 18 (Reuters) - French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis <SASY.PA> said on Wednesday tests on its experimental H5N1 bird flu vaccine show it offers ... Reuters AlertNet

Health Chief Assures City of Ample Stock of Flu Vaccine  -  Oct 13, 2005
By SHADI RAHIMI. A year ago, as a nationwide shortage of the flu vaccine was peaking, thousands of people lined up for hours outside clinics in New York ... New York Times

Government to stockpile bird flu vaccine  -  Oct 19, 2005
Sir Liam Donaldson, the chief medical officer, says the number of post-mortems had dropped for infant deaths since the Alder Hey and Bristol scandals. ... guardian.co.uk

Tests dash hopes of rapid production of bird flu vaccine  -  Dec 16, 2005
The results of first large-scale trials of a low-dose vaccine against H5N1 bird flu have been announced - and they are unexpectedly disappointing. ... New Scientist

The Nation; No Flu Vaccine Shortage Is Expected This Year  -  Sep 15, 2005
Sanofi Pasteur, the largest flu vaccine supplier to the United States, has donated 200000 doses for Hurricane Katrina victims, [Julie L. Gerberding] said. ... Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest Archiver

Chiron lowers 2005-06 flu vaccine, financial forecast  -  Oct 18, 2005
SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) - Chiron Corp late yesterday lowered its forecast for the total number of flu vaccine doses it will make for the 2005-2006 flu season ... Forbes

Nasal Flu Vaccine Safe, Agencies Say  -  Dec 6, 2005
By Daniel J. DeNoon. This is the third flu season the live-virus flu vaccine — squirted in the nose by a health care provider — has been on the market. ... FOXNews

Big bird flu vaccine boost in China  -  Dec 26, 2005
China plans to produce one billion doses of a new bird flu vaccine for animals that is designed to make an effort to inoculate the country's billions of ... WalesOnline

US presses drug firms on bird flu vaccine  -  Oct 6, 2005
US President George Bush has pressed giant pharmaceutical firms to speed up production of a bird flu vaccine, as senior officials from 80 countries met to ... Sydney Morning Herald

Vical bird flu vaccine test is promising.  -  May 3, 2006
May 3--Shares of vaccine developer Vical soared 31 percent yesterday after the company said its experimental bird flu vaccine completely protected mice and ... Free with registration - San Diego Union - Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.com

China approves commercial bird flu vaccine production  -  Apr 5, 2008
China's food and drug regulator has authorized a local firm to begin commercial production of a human bird flu vaccine following two years of clinical ... 央视国际

Race on for bird flu vaccine  -  Oct 19, 2005
With the arrival of the deadly bird flu in Europe, the race is on around the world to find a vaccine to treat a possible pandemic, but nobody knows what ... Malaysia Star

Bird flu vaccine promising - Bird Flu- msnbc.com  -  Oct 4, 2006
Have a question about bird flu? We'll answer it in a future experts column. CHICAGO - Preliminary results from an early clinical trial of a vaccine for ... msnbc.com

US at risk in bird flu pandemic.(Tamiflu, Baxter International Inc.)  -  Oct 18, 2005
Currently, there is no commercially available bird flu vaccine, ... Meanwhile, the world's largest maker of seasonal flu vaccine, France-based ... Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.com

WHO wants bird flu vaccine stockpiled  -  Mar 2, 2007
By MARGIE MASON, AP Medical Writer. JAKARTA, Indonesia — Building a stockpile of bird flu vaccine would help ensure poor countries do not lose out if a flu ... USA Today

Vaccine maker Chiron announces shortage of flu shots.  -  Jun 16, 2005
Last fall, the United States unexpectedly lost half its flu vaccine supply ... And GlaxoSmithKline, which does not yet have a US flu vaccine license but has ... Free with registration - Newsday - AccessMyLibrary.com

Green Light for Glaxo Flu Vaccine  -  Aug 31, 2005
By Robert Steyer 08/31/05 - 03:20 PM EDT. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK Quote) said the Food and Drug Administration approved its flu vaccine, Fluarix, ... TheStreet.com - TheStreet.com (subscription)

Swiss to stockpile GSK flu vaccine  -  Oct 19, 2006
By Katherine Griffiths, City Correspondent. Switzerland is the first country to order a stockpile of GlaxoSmithKline's experimental bird flu vaccine for ... Telegraph.co.uk

US flu vaccine's shortage ends in an oversupply  -  Feb 9, 2005
Chiron wrote off its entire flu vaccine inventory in the third quarter, ... Purchasers unable to sell the late-season flu vaccine to customers can return it ... Boston Globe

Chinese bird flu vaccine shows best results yet  -  Sep 7, 2006
China's leading vaccine manufacturer, Sinovac Biotech, has published its first tests of a vaccine against H5N1 bird flu, and the news is good. ... New Scientist

Seeking A One-size-fits-all Flu Vaccine  -  Nov 23, 2005
...one time. The ever-changing nature of the influenza virus has so Fa made that a fantasy . Although many hurdles remain, scien tists say a universal flu ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive

US signs deal for stockpile of bird-flu vaccine  -  Sep 16, 2005
By Lauran Neergaard. AP. WASHINGTON — Mass production of a new vaccine that promises to protect against bird flu is poised to begin, as the government ... Seattle Times

Large Surplus of Flu Vaccine  -  Jan 29, 2005
A few months ago, there was widespread panic about not having enough flu vaccines to go around. Now, there are plenty of shots for anyone who wants one ... ABC News

GSK OK'd on flu vaccine FluLaval  -  Oct 5, 2006
PHLADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- GlaxoSmithKline said Thursday its flu vaccine FluLaval has been OK'd for US sales, which the firm said would boost ... United Press International

Human Tests of Experimental Bird Flu Vaccine Begin  -  Mar 25, 2005
BETHESDA, Maryland, March 25, 2005 (ENS) - Federal health officials are moving quickly towards development of a vaccine to prevent bird flu in humans. ... Environment News Service

Novavax says experimental bird flu vaccine works  -  Aug 26, 2008
Novavax Inc. says its experimental vaccine against one strain of avian influenza produced a strong immune response in humans. The Rockville-based company, ... Bizjournals.com

Feds Say There Is Enough Flu Vaccine  -  Nov 27, 2006
By ANDREW BRIDGES, AP Writer. WASHINGTON — There's still time to get a flu shot. Federal health officials reminded people Monday that the flu season usually ... FOXNews

Chiron to lose 8M doses of flu vaccine  -  Jul 15, 2005
By Julie Appleby, USA TODAY. As US public health officials begin planning for this year's flu season, three companies are expected to supply vaccine for the ... USA Today

Officials say nation now facing surplus of flu vaccine  -  Jan 22, 2005
WASHINGTON - The nation's flu vaccine shortage has turned into a surplus, with nearly 5 million doses languishing in the federal government's hastily ... $3.50 - The Gazette - NewsBank

US bird flu vaccine stocks insufficient for at least 3 years  -  Nov 20, 2005
WASHINGTON (AFX) - The US will not have enough vaccine to address the needs of its population in case of a bird flu pandemic for at least three years, ... Forbes

Quickie Bird Flu Vaccine Created  -  Jan 26, 2006
WASHINGTON -- A new bird flu vaccine made using cleaner technology took just a month to make and completely protected chickens from the deadly H5N1 virus, ... Wired News

US orders $200 million in bird flu vaccine  -  Nov 20, 2006
WASHINGTON - The US government said Monday it had contracted for $200 million more worth of vaccines against the H5N1 avian flu virus. ... msnbc.com

Stockpile human bird flu vaccine now, say experts  -  Apr 3, 2006
Countries should stockpile vaccines against H5N1 flu even before any H5N1 pandemic begins, experts warn. A new modelling study shows that without such ... New Scientist

Flu vaccine makers plan record production .  -  Jan 25, 2006
Atlanta Expecting rising— demand for flu shots, pharmaceutical companies are gearing up to produce as many as 120 million doses of vaccine for next flu ... Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Google News Archive

Flu vaccine delayed, again  -  Nov 9, 2006
By Christine Wallgren, Globe Correspondent | November 9, 2006. For many residents, getting a flu shot is as much a part of their fall routine as putting ... Boston Globe

Flu vaccine makers expect record production  -  Jun 22, 2006
CHICAGO (AP) — After years of flu shot shortages and production delays, vaccine makers on Thursday projected that supplies will reach a record 100 million ... USA Today

Home-grown bird flu vaccine ready to go  -  Jun 18, 2008
By Michael Madigan. AUSTRALIAN scientists have created a home-grown vaccine for bird flu which will be available the moment a pandemic has been declared. ... NEWS.com.au

Indonesia to import bird flu vaccine from China  -  Aug 9, 2006
JAKARTA, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's state-run pharmaceutical firm PT Bio Farma will buy 48 million dosages of bird flu vaccine for poultry from a ... 新�网

China plans mass bird flu vaccine  -  Dec 27, 2005
BEIJING, China(AFP)-China has developed a new and more efficient bird flu vaccine which can also protect its massive poultry population against another ... Jamaica Observer

US experts to weigh Sanofi bird flu vaccine  -  Feb 26, 2007
By Susan Heavey. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A panel of experts will meet on Tuesday to consider whether the Food and Drug Administration should approve ... Reuters

Chiron Hired to Produce Bird Flu Vaccine  -  Oct 28, 2005
By ANDREW POLLACK. Stepping up its preparations for a possible flu pandemic, the government has awarded a $62.5 million contract to the Chiron Corporation ... New York Times

Flu vaccine delays  -  Oct 2, 2006
Breakfast's main story this morning is the delays which have hit this year's winter flu vaccine. More than 15m doses of the vaccine have been ordered ... BBC News

WHO urges a boost to flu vaccine production  -  Oct 23, 2006
The world is several billion doses short of the flu vaccine production capacity needed to guard against a possible global influenza pandemic, ... New Scientist

Emergent BioSolutions To Buy Maker Of Flu Vaccine  -  May 27, 2008
By Kendra Marr. Emergent BioSolutions, in a push to diversify beyond its biodefense business, plans to announce today that it is buying Protein Sciences, ... Washington Post





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