Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
The 2009 flu pandemic vaccines are the set of influenza vaccines that have been developed to protect against the pandemic H1N1/09 virus.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Pharmaceutical companies will be able to produce about 3 billion doses of swine flu vaccine a year, much less than previously expected, the World Health Organization said Thursday.
The U.N. agency had predicted that companies would be able to make 5 billion doses each year."Virtually everyone is susceptible to infection by a new and readily contagious virus," WHO said, noting that the available doses wouldn't be enough to cover the entire global population of 6.8 billion people in the first year.There are questions over how high actual demand for the vaccine will be, as most people who are infected experience only mild symptoms. Several million people who have already contracted the disease would also be expected to have built up immunity to it, at least until a significant mutation occurs."WHO continues to recommend that health workers be given high priority for early vaccination," it said.Early clinical data show that healthy adults and older children will only require a single dose o...The world should get ready for a new Made in China product - vaccines .China's vaccine makers are gearing up over the next few years to push exports in a move that s...
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About a quarter of the swine flu vaccine produced for the U.S. public has expired — meaning that a whopping 40 million doses worth about $260 million is being writte...
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meaning that a whopping 40 million doses worth about $260 million are being written off as trash."It's a lot, by historical standards," said Jerry Weir, who oversees...
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Why Capitol Hill could create roadblock in swine flu vaccine development
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