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FDA OKs H1N1 vaccine

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

The news is out: FDA has approved the new swine flu vaccine. Limited supplies are expected to arrive the first week of October, with about 45 million doses arriving around the middle of October. The vaccine will be available at up to 90,000 sites, including schools and clinics across the ...

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Progress against swine flu as Novartis begins human tests

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

As swine flu spreads across 168 countries and territories, another company has begun testing a vaccine in humans. Novartis has begun the companyâ€™s first human tests in 6,000 people in a year-long trial in Britain, Germany, and the United States. Last month CSL Ltd., an Australian biopharmaceutical company, became the ...

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Pandemic hastens vaccine chase

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Now that a swine flu pandemic has officially been declared and the outbreak alert meter raised to phase 6, the big question again is just how long will it take for vaccine shots against the H1N1 strain to be ready? News outlets reported Wednesday that Sanofi-Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, and Solvay had ...

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Swine flu battle rages on

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

With the number of swine flu deaths over 100, scientists are getting closer to developing a vaccine. Companies like Sanofi Pasteur, Vical, and CSL are a few that have made headlines. Sanofi Pasteur received the new seed virus to begin production of a H1N1 vaccine. The company expects the development process ...

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The race is on for swine flu vaccine

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

With the announcement of the first U.S. death from the swine flu and its spread into Germany, researchers are working hard to make a vaccine. The Associated Press reported that U.S. scientists hope to have a reference strain for the swine flu by May to ship to manufacturers to begin their ...

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