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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The Food and Drug Administration found serious problems of bacterial contamination at an influenza vaccine plant in England in 2003, 16 months before British regulators effectively closed the
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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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WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to clear influenza vaccine made by Chiron Corp. as safe for Americans to use this flu season, Dr...
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The Food and Drug Administration failed to heed repeated warnings of contamination at Chiron&#39;s now-shuttered British flu-vaccine plant and the urging of US inspectors
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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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U.S. health officials said they do not expect a flu shot shortage after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated...
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration, seeking to ease a major shortage of flu shots, is in discussions with two companies that sell flu vaccine in Canada and elsewhere, and have found a few million unsold doses.
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Congress started an investigation into 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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WASHINGTON - It is unlikely that any of the nearly 50 million doses of influenza vaccine being held at a plant in England will be found safe and released to the United States, the head of the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
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The head of the Food and Drug Administration on Monday strongly defended his agency&#39;s oversight of a flu vaccine factory that was abruptly closed down last week because of safety concerns.
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The company that makes nearly half  the flu vaccine used in the United States said on Tuesday it  will not supply any vaccine for the coming flu season because  of problems at its plant in Britain.
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The Food and Drug Administration knew of problems at the Chiron factory in Liverpool, England where half of the flu vaccine headed to the United States was being produced, but did next to nothing about it until the plant shut down according to a report
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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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The company that makes half the flu vaccine used in the U.S. was suspended for manufacturing problems.
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WASHINGTON -- Flu vaccine manufacturer Chiron has three weeks to respond to a Food and Drug Administration warning letter that alleges violations of FDA regulations at the company&#39;s plant in Liverpool, England, where contamination problems led to the US
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Production breakdowns at Chiron Corp.'s manufacturing plant in Great Britain meant the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could not guarantee the safety of any of the company's flu vaccine this year, the ...