FDA Denies Knowing Extent of Flu Vaccine Production Problems
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US health officials Monday denied reports that they knew before last week that there were major production problems with a key American manufacturer&#39;s flu vaccine, which
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A day after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated, US health officials said Friday they do not expect a shortage of flu shots.
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The Food and Drug Administration said yesterday that its investigators found contamination problems with the manufacturing process of MedImmune's nasal flu vaccine FluMist but that the finished product was not affected.
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All Things Considered, October 5, 2004 Â· The closure of a major flu vaccine manufacturer will cause major shortages during the upcoming flu season, say health officials.
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Concerned health officials began  investigating on Friday what went wrong at a British vaccine  plant where half the U.S. flu shots were made, and called on  more companies to get into the vaccine business.
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The U.S. Congress began  investigating on Wednesday whether the U.S. Food and Drug  Administration overlooked problems at a British plant that led  to the withdrawal of half the country's flu vaccine supply.
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American drug inspectors found contamination and other problems in 2003 at a British plant that manufactures the flu vaccine that were similar to conditions that resulted
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British and US regulators continued their inspection of a contaminated vaccine factory in Liverpool, England, as the health agencies for both countries sought on Saturday to clarify how the problems unfolded that likely have cut the United States&#39; flu
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Congress yesterday began investigating whether the US Food and Drug Administration overlooked problems at a British plant that led to the withdrawal of half the US flu vaccine supply.
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U.S. health regulators sent a  warning letter to Chiron Corp. detailing manufacturing  violations at a British flu vaccine plant and demanding more  information on plans to fix problems that wiped out half of the  U.S. flu shot supply this year.
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After the US Food and Drug Administration discovered unsanitary conditions at a plant producing flu vaccine for the US market, the agency refused to order a cleanup, nor did it inspect the plant to ensure that a cleanup was actually carried out.
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The Food and Drug Administration uncovered contamination and unsanitary conditions at a British flu vaccine manufacturing plant in 2003 but failed to re-inspect it until similar
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None of Chiron Corp.'s flu vaccine  made at a British plant is safe, which means the U.S. flu  vaccine supply will be half of what was expected, U.S. health  officials said on Friday.
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NEW YORK - For the second year in a row, the US may face a profound shortage of flu vaccine. As a result of manufacturing problems, the biotech company that makes half of the flu shots needed in the US said it could not deliver any vaccine at all.
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Federal regulators said an inspection of Chiron Corp.'s (CHIR) flu-vaccine plant in England last year turned up manufacturing problems similar to those that led British authorities to shut down the facility ...
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A day after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated, US health officials said Friday they do not expect a flu shot shortage.
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British authorities on Wednesday confirmed the Food and Drug Administration's contention that the agency first learned on Oct. 5 that Chiron Corp. would be barred from shipping half of America's flu vaccine supply.