Making flu vaccine is not good business
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Few companies make flu vaccines because they say they are more trouble than they are worth. By DAVID BROWN. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals doesn&#39;t make flu shots anymore, and it doesn&#39;t miss them.
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The crisis in the nation's flu vaccine supply has led to renewed calls to modernize a half-century-old manufacturing system that relies on millions of chicken eggs and a lot of educated guesswork.    Because it takes at least six months to produce the annual flu vaccine, no manufacturer can replace the 46 million shots Chiron Corp...
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The staggering loss of half the nation&#39;s flu vaccine supply has turned medical advice on its head: Healthy Americans should skip flu shots, the government is urging, but only so the sick and elderly can get theirs.
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The lack of available flu vaccine in US this flu season means a substantial portion of the population will not be protected against influenza infection.
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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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None of Chiron Corp.&#39;s (CHIR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) flu vaccine made at a British plant is safe, which means the US flu vaccine
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The suspension of Chiron's flu vaccine has not only cost it three-quarters in expected profits, but also some credibility.
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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 United States last night branded the entire flu vaccine output of a Liverpool factory unsafe for distribution. Inspectors from the US Food and Drug Administration have rejected all of the 48m doses at the plant, run by the Californian company Chiron.
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â¢ Some health experts are blaming the federal government for relying on just two companies to supply all of the nationâs flu vaccine, since any glitch was bound to have dire effects.
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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 flu vaccine shortage has US companies bracing for a surge in costly sick days and lost productivity. The closure earlier this month of Chiron Corp.
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Long lines have formed at flu clinics in retail stores, and others are being canceled for lack of vaccine. The unexpected vaccine shortage has raised many questions about how people can best protect themselves.
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The company that makes half the flu vaccine used in the United States will not supply any vaccine for the coming flu season because of manufacturing problems at its plant in Britain.
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The flu vaccine shortage might not be good fodder for the upcoming presidential election, a USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll suggests. By Jay Karr, AP/The Island Packet.
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WASHINGTON -- This year's flu vaccine shortage could cost the nation up to $20 billion in lost productivity -- almost twice as much as in a typical year -- depending on the severity of the outbreak, according to one estimate.
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The sudden, major flu vaccine shortage that shocked health authorities last week highlights two vulnerabilities in the nation&#39;s immunization system: a reliance on a few private manufacturers that use old technology, and government&#39;s faith that companies