Baxter says bird flu vaccine safe in early trial
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Baxter International Inc. said on Wednesday preliminary results from an early trial of its vaccine for pandemic bird flu using modern cell-based manufacturing techniques suggest the vaccine is safe and well tolerated.
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By ANDREW BRIDGES WASHINGTON - A bird flu vaccine that's even less effective than previously thought could still play an important role in protecting against the increased likelihood of a pandemic, a government health official said Tuesday.
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Chinese health officials said Sunday that the world&#39;s first vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) had proven safe and effective in a phase-one clinical trial.
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Despite the discovery of tainted vaccine at the British factory that makes half of America&#39;s flu shot supply, US health authorities said Friday they were confident there would be enough available for the coming influenza season.
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Data on Sanofi-Aventis' experimental bird flu vaccine shows higher doses worked better, but it is unclear whether those results prove the product's effectiveness, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in documents released on Monday.
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A vaccine to combat human bird flu could be ready as early as July, Indonesia said on Friday, adding it was prepared to use it immediately despite calls from the WHO to build up a stockpile first. Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari said the World Health Organization's advice was not realistic in the case of Indonesia, which has the highest number of bird flu deaths.
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Low doses of an experimental Chinese   vaccine against the H5N1 bird flu virus produce an immune   response in healthy people, according to early trial results   reported on Thursday.
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This year&#39;s flu vaccine will be safe and will be distributed on time, Chiron Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Howard Pien pledged on Tuesday.
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A Thai man who tried to smuggle into Belgium two crested hawk eagles infected with the deadly bird flu virus was undergoing tests yesterday but appeared to be in good health, officials said.
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Baxter International Inc. on Thursday  said it halted a late-stage European trial of a flu vaccine  because of higher-than-expected rates of fever and other  symptoms.
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BANGKOKâThailand said yesterday it had found its first known probable case of a human being infecting another with bird flu, but insisted it was an isolated incident that posed little risk to the greater population.
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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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The nation's first vaccine against bird flu is even less effective than previously thought, according to Food and Drug Administration documents released Monday.
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A first-generation experimental bird flu vaccine for use in humans from GlaxoSmithKline Plc has won outline support from European regulators.
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This year's U.S. flu vaccine will be safe and will be distributed on time, Chiron Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Howard Pien pledged on Tuesday.
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The first human trials of a vaccine against Type 1 diabetes were described as âvery excitingâ by one of the lead researchers today.
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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.