Recent news on Flu Vaccine

Nigeria: New Health Risk With Farmers Using Banned Bird Flu Vaccine  -  25 May 2007
AllAfrica.com,Commercial poultry farmers in Nigeria are vaccinating their chickens against a deadly strain of bird flu virus despite a government ban.

Full Text  -  25 May 2007
Science Magazine (subscription)For instance, it has developed a technology-transfer plan that could eventually give some developing nations their own flu vaccine manufacturing capacity;

Iomai Reports Dose Dependent Response In Phase I Clinical Trial Of ...  -  25 May 2007
RTT News,5/25/2007 7:20:17 AM Iomai Corp. (IOMI) announced that the Phase 1 clinical trial of its patch - based vaccine for seasonal influenza stimulated an immune

NIGERIA: New health risk with farmers using banned bird flu vaccine  -  May 24, 2007
IRINnews.org,ABUJA, 24 May 2007 (IRIN) - Commercial poultry farmers in Nigeria are vaccinating their chickens against a deadly strain of bird flu virus despite a

'Not enough vaccine' for flu pandemic: WHO official  -  May 23, 2007
CBC Nova Scotia,...to work out the details, such as the terms for sharing samples, how it will be done, and how developing countries will be supported to buy flu vaccine.

Imugene's bird flu vaccine scores high  -  May 22, 2007
WorldPoultry.net,Australian company, Imugene, has achieved top results in recent trials of its bird flu vaccine. Imugene has announced a 100% survival rate in a trial,

WHO adopts resolution on flu virus sharing  -  May 23, 2007
CIDRAP,In a report last October, the WHO estimated world flu vaccine production capacity at 350 million doses of trivalent (three-strain) vaccine,

Thailand approves $42 mln flu vaccine plant  -  May 22, 2007
Reuters AlertNet,...approved on Tuesday a plan to build a $42.5 million vaccine plant that can produce up to 10 million doses of flu vaccine a year, the government said.

Cabinet approves WHO-assisted flu vaccine factory construction plan  -  May 22, 2007
Thai News Agency MCOT,...on major issues including the objectives of the plan and the need for the flu vaccine to be used in the kingdom, as well as its investment worthiness.

Thailand to produce flu vaccine for WHO  -  May 21, 2007
The Brunei Times,THE World Health Organisation (WHO) has provided US$2 million ($3.05 million) to Thailand as seed money to produce vaccines to battle a possible outbreak of

Thailand: Vaccine Plant Approved  -  May 22, 2007
StratforThailand has approved a plan to build a $42.5 million flu vaccine plant to produce up to 10 million doses per year, the Health Ministry said May 22.

PSS World Medical Reports Results for Fiscal Year 2007  -  May 24, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...expected flu vaccine sales and profitability during fiscal year 2007, the Company's decision to not participate in the sale of flu vaccine in fiscal

Smoking, Care For Poor And US Flu Vaccine Policies  -  May 19, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Bans on smoking at home may have greater influence on health status than those at work, according to a first-study-of-its kind study published in the

Thailand may produce flu vaccine  -  May 19, 2007
Bangkok Post,The World Health Organisation (WHO) has provided $2 million (about 69 million baht) to Thailand as seed money to produce vaccines to battle a possible

PSS World Medical Reports Results for Fiscal Year 2007  -  May 23, 2007
Business Wire (press release),...expected flu vaccine sales and profitability during fiscal year 2007, the Company’s decision to not participate in the sale of flu vaccine in fiscal

Health advisers say MedImmune nasal spray flu vaccine merits ...  -  May 16, 2007
North County Times,WASHINGTON -- Toddlers may soon be able to get their flu vaccine by a spritz to the nose instead of a jab to the skin. Federal health advisers unanimously

Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine OK for Toddlers  -  May 16, 2007
San Francisco Chronicle,Federal health advisers unanimously agreed Tuesday a nasal spray flu vaccine both is safe and works in children 2 and older. The vaccine, made by MedImmune

Steering clear of the flu  -  May 19, 2007
Malaysia Star,...“To make sure the flu vaccine is always up to date, the WHO (World Health Organization) monitors the severity of influenza and informs the vaccine

US experts approve flu vaccine for some children  -  May 16, 2007
Toronto Star,GAITHERSBURG, Md.–A newer version of MedImmune Inc.'s FluMist influenza vaccine is beneficial for some younger children, a panel of medical experts told US

Flu Vaccine Spray Safe For Toddlers  -  May 17, 2007
KWTX,...(May 17, 2007)--The nasal spray version of the flu vaccine may soon be available to younger kids. An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration

Panel Says Flu Vaccine Spray is Safe for Toddlers  -  May 17, 2007
Fox 28,The nasal spray version of the flu vaccine may soon be available to younger kids. An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration says the spray is

Panel Says Flu Vaccine Spray is Safe for Toddlers  -  May 17, 2007
KTTC,WASHINGTON - The nasal spray version of the flu vaccine may soon be available to younger kids. An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration says

Panel says flu vaccine spray is safe for toddlers  -  May 16, 2007
WKYC-TV,WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nasal spray version of the flu vaccine may soon be available to younger kids. The makers of the spray, called FluMist, already have

Panel says flu vaccine spray is safe for toddlers  -  May 16, 2007
WLOS,WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nasal spray version of the flu vaccine may soon be available to younger kids. An advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration

Flu Vaccine Effective for Children Under 5  -  May 16, 2007
New York Times,By REUTERS. GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 16 (Reuters) — MedImmune FluMist influenza vaccine is effective for children younger than 5, a federal panel of medical

New thinking about flu vaccination  -  May 20, 2007
American Medical News (subscription)But it is for physicians and those in public health who are trying to address the problems that have bedeviled flu vaccine distribution.

Study finds that spray flu vaccine may work better than shots  -  May 14, 2007
Baku Sun,The nasal spray FluMist, the only flu vaccine made of live but weakened influenza virus, now is sold only for children 5 and older.

Amid bird flu vaccine debate, scientists aren't sure what dose ...  -  May 13, 2007
Canada.com,...(CP) - Concerns about the developing world's access to affordable pandemic vaccines are expected to take centre stage this week at the World Health

Amid bird flu vaccine debate, scientists aren't sure of protective ...  -  May 14, 2007
CBC North,Concerns about the developing world's access to affordable pandemic vaccines took centre stage Monday at the World Health Organization's annual general

WHO to help fund bird flu vaccine plants in developing world  -  26 Apr 2007
DrugResearcher.com,By Phil Taylor. 26/04/2007 - The World Health Organization is donating millions of dollars to help developing countries set up their own influenza vaccine

WHO Gives Indonesia Bird Flu Technology  -  26 Apr 2007
E Canada Now,Dr. Marie-Paule Kieny of the WHO stated that “With increased developing country flu vaccine production, there is a dual life-saving benefit.

City says no to Red Cross  -  26 Apr 2007
Grand Coulee Star,The flu vaccine would be held at Ephrata for use in the event a major flu epidemic hit. Fire Chief Rick Paris said firemen were covered vaccine-wise by

Drill tests flu pandemic preparedness  -  26 Apr 2007
East Valley Tribune,Wednesday’s drill coincided with last week’s announcement that the Food and Drug Administration approved a bird flu vaccine for humans.

AstraZeneca's purchase seen as well-timed  -  Apr 25, 2007
The News Journal,A MedImmune worker handles FluMist, the nasally administered flu vaccine, at the company's Philadelphia plant. AstraZeneca is set to formally acquire the

DelSite smells success for novel flu vaccine  -  Apr 24, 2007
LabTechnologist.com,23/04/2007 - A nasal powder flu vaccine is one step closer as DelSite Biotechnologies announces that it has found an antigen to use with its novel drug

Flu vaccine from insect cells found to be safe, effective  -  Apr 24, 2007
Asbury Park Press,Scientists say the experimental vaccine marks an advance toward the development of a faster method of making flu vaccine.

Flu vaccine maker bought by Cheshire’s AstraZeneca  -  Apr 24, 2007
ic Liverpool,Nearby is the Novartis flu vaccine plant, formerly part of US-based Chiron, which produces Fluvirin – one of the world’s best selling flu vaccines – and

FDA Approves Bird Flu Vaccine For Humans  -  Apr 23, 2007
WHIOtv.com,XENIA, OHIO -- The US Food and Drug Administration has announced the first approval in the United States of a vaccine for humans against the H5N1 influenza

FDA Approves First Bird Flu Vaccine  -  Apr 23, 2007
KTIV,The FDA has approved the first vaccine for the bird flu. But unlike seasonal flu shots, you won't find this immunization at your doctor's office.

Flu season takes walk on mild side  -  Apr 24, 2007
Chicago Tribune,The widespread shortages of flu vaccine that left patients at a loss the last two seasons were largely absent this time, thanks in part to record levels of

Autopsy study supports link between flu, heart attacks  -  Apr 24, 2007
CIDRAP,..."If people can recognize that the flu vaccine has specific cardioprotective effects, then high-risk people will be more likely to make sure that they

132 million flu vaccines being made for winter  -  Apr 23, 2007
Jackson Clarion Ledger,ATLANTA — Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to have a record 132 million doses ready for the 2007-08 flu season, and there could be even more available if a

Reports: NC in running for $300M flu vaccine plant  -  Apr 21, 2007
Bizjournals.com,North Carolina is in the running for a $300 million influenza vaccine plant for a Georgia drug maker, according to a number of published reports.

Vietnamese researchers finalise studies on best bird flu vaccine  -  Apr 20, 2007
Viet Nam News,Director of the Institute for Biological Technology, Le Tran Binh, spoke to Dai Doan Ket (Great Unity) newspaper about research on bird flu vaccines.

More flu vaccine than we need  -  Apr 20, 2007
Marketplace,Drug companies are expected to pump out a record 132 million doses of flu vaccine for next winter — even though there were 20 million doses left over this

Search for Highly Effective Bird Flu Vaccine Goes On  -  Apr 19, 2007
CBC News,That's much lower than the regular seasonal flu vaccine, making it unclear as to how effective the newly approved bird flu shot would be in the event of an

More flu vaccine to be available this year  -  Apr 20, 2007
Winston-Salem Journal (subscription),Flu-vaccine manufacturers expect to have a record 132 million doses ready for the 2007-08 flu season, and even more could be available if a fifth company

Bird flu vaccine approved  -  Apr 20, 2007
Baltimore Sun,The Food and Drug Administration approved the first bird flu vaccine for humans this week, saying it could serve as a stop-gap tool to slow a pandemic

US to have 132 mln flu-vaccine doses for flu season(ͼ)  -  Apr 19, 2007
Xinhua,BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhuanet) -- US health officials said the country is expected to have a record 132 million flu-vaccine doses ready for the 2007-2008 flu

Flu vaccine firms plan to make record 132M doses for this fall  -  Apr 20, 2007
Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release),ATLANTA -- Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to have a record 132 million doses ready for the 2007-08 flu season, and even more could be available if a fifth

Flu vaccine makers ramp up production  -  Apr 20, 2007
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription),ATLANTA – Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to have a record 132 million doses ready for the 2007-2008 flu season, and even more could be available if a

132M Flu Vaccine Doses Expected For Fall  -  Apr 19, 2007
CBS News,...(AP) Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to have a record 132 million doses ready for the 2007-2008 flu season, and even more could be available if a fifth

US to have 127 million flu vaccine doses  -  Apr 19, 2007
Independent Online,Atlanta - The United States is expected to have at least 127 million flu-vaccine doses on hand for this coming influenza season - the most ever,

US Flu Vaccine Dose Update  -  Apr 20, 2007
Vaccine Rx (press release),The United States is expected to have at least 127 million flu vaccine doses on hand for this year's influenza season. Sanofi Pasteur of the vaccine unit

US to have 127 million flu vaccine doses  -  Apr 19, 2007
China Post,The United States is expected to have at least 127 million flu-vaccine doses on hand for this coming influenza season -- the most ever, companies told the

Flu vaccine production stepped up  -  Apr 20, 2007
HeraldNet,ATLANTA - Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to have a record 132 million doses ready for the 2007-08 flu season, and even more could be available if a fifth

US to have 127 million flu-vaccine doses  -  Apr 19, 2007
Reuters.uk,ATLANTA (Reuters) - The United States is expected to have at least 127 million flu-vaccine doses on hand for this year's influenza season -- the most ever,

Fifth company applies to produce flu vaccine  -  Apr 19, 2007
St. Petersburg Times,ATLANTA - Flu vaccine manufacturers expect to have a record 132-million doses ready for the 2007-08 flu season, and even more could be available if a fifth

US to have 127 million flu-vaccine doses  -  Apr 19, 2007
Reuters AlertNet,ATLANTA, April 19 (Reuters) - The United States is expected to have at least 127 million flu-vaccine doses on hand for this year's influenza season -- the

US to have 127 million flu vaccine doses  -  Apr 19, 2007
Scientific AmericanATLANTA (Reuters) - The United States is expected to have at least 127 million flu-vaccine doses on hand for this coming influenza season -- the most ever,

Three southeast states in running for $300M flu vaccine plant  -  Apr 20, 2007
TechJournal South,MARIETTA, GA - Marietta's Solvay Pharmaceuticals has narrowed down its list of location possibilities for a proposed $300 million biotech research center

FDA Approves First Avian Bird Flu Vaccine for Humans  -  Apr 19, 2007
Associated Content,By Chris Marcum. The FDA approved the first vaccine for the H5N1 virus commonly known as the avian bird flu. This vaccine will not be available for general

US to Have 127 Million Flu-Vaccine Doses  -  Apr 19, 2007
Medscape (subscription)ATLANTA (Reuters) Apr 19 - The United States is expected to have at least 127 million flu-vaccine doses on hand for this year's influenza season -- the most

Government OKs bird flu vaccine made in Pa.  -  Apr 19, 2007
NEPA News,A bird flu vaccine won federal approval for the first time Tuesday as a stopgap measure against a potential pandemic until more effective vaccines can be

FDA Approves First Bird Flu Vaccine  -  Apr 19, 2007
Wyoming News,WASHINGTON - A bird flu vaccine won federal approval for the first time Tuesday as a stopgap measure against a potential pandemic until more effective

US to have 127 million flu vaccine doses  -  Apr 19, 2007
ReutersATLANTA, April 19 (Reuters) - The United States is expected to have at least 127 million flu-vaccine doses on hand for this coming influenza season -- the

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