Flu Vaccine Maker&#39;s Shipments Suspended
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LONDON Oct. 5, 2004 - Flu shot shipments by a major vaccine supplier were blocked by British health authorities Tuesday just ahead of the flu season, immediately raising worries that there will be enough vaccine this year.
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Chiron Corp. is delaying shipment of  its flu vaccine, Fluvirin,  because lots containing 4 million  vaccines, do not meet product sterility standards, the  pharmaceutical company said on Thursday .
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With influenza season just around the corner, the East Bay maker of half the nation&#39;s 100 million flu shots has temporarily halted distribution after tests found that up to 4 million doses of unreleased vaccine might have been tainted.
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Only a few companies produce the vaccine known as the flu shot. When the UK announced that one company - accounting for half of the vaccines needed in the US - was having its license suspended due to contamination concerns - it created immediate concern.
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Troubled hospital products maker Baxter  International Inc. on Thursday said it halted a late-stage  European trial of its experimental flu vaccine because of  higher-than-expected rates of fever.
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British health officials Friday said their U.S. counterparts knew in mid-September that problems at a drug-manufacturing plant in England could disrupt influenza vaccine supplies to the United States.
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The Chiron Corporation, a major manufacturer of influenza vaccine, said that it had detected a contamination problem in its new supply and was delaying release of nearly 50 million doses.
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Shares of Chiron Corp., the world&#39;s second-biggest seller of influenza vaccines, fell as much as 9.5 percent after saying it would delay shipments of its Fluvirin flu shots until October because of a possible product flaw.
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One of the nation&#39;s two major manufacturers of flu vaccine announced this week that it will delay release of millions of vaccine doses until early October.
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Doctorsâ leaders warned today that the licence suspension of a major flu vaccine supplier would have a âsignificant impactâ on the UKâs immunisation programme.
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US health officials received stunning news Tuesday. Half of the nation&#39;s ordered flu vaccine will not be received from the British company that produces it.
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British health officials said Friday that their American counterparts were informed in mid-September that problems at a drug-manufacturing plant in northwest England could disrupt influenza vaccine supplies to ...
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Trading in shares of Chiron Corporation was halted today after United Kingdom regulators suspended its manufacturing license for a flu vaccine.
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US officials say manufacturer Aventis Pasteur can produce another 2.6 million doses of flu vaccine, but the shipment won&#39;t arrive in America until January.
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Emeryville-based Chiron Corp. said Tuesday that it will not be able to supply flu vaccine for this winter&#39;s flu season after Britain&#39;s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) temporarily
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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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DEERFIELD, Ill. - Medical products maker Baxter International Inc. said Thursday it suspended flu vaccine testing being conducted in Europe after more participants than expected came down with mild fevers.