Via the Wall Street Journal : U.S. to Spend $1 Billion on H1N1 Flu Vaccine Production . Excerpt: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Friday the U.S. will spend $1 billion to start the process of making an H1N1 influenza vaccine. The money, which comes from funds already set aside for pandemic influenza, will fund new and existing contracts with influenza vaccine makers such as Sanofi Aventis SA, GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis. The money will be used partly to p
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Swine Flu Forces More Japan School Closures; Vaccine to Be Made (Bloomberg)
May 20 (Bloomberg) — The deepening swine flu outbreak led Japan’s government to shut more than 4,000 schools and spurred the World Health Organization to urge drugmakers such as Sanofi- Aventis SA and GlaxoSmithKline Plc to start preparing a vaccine.
Drug firms make commitment on flu vaccine-WHO chief – Reuters
TVNZ Drug firms make commitment on flu vaccine-WHO chiefReutersGENEVA, May 19 (Reuters) – Vaccine makers from rich and poor countries have given “a very serious commitment” to the World Health Organisation on the provision of H1N1 flu vaccines, WHO director-general Margaret Chan said on Tuesday.Japan Fears Spread of Swine Flu as Cases Rise Washington PostUS Preparing [...]
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