Tainted Flu Vaccine May Cause Delay
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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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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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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 the peak of the flu season approaching, many Americans who should have received vaccine shots have not yet been inoculated, federal officials reported yesterday.
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Oct. 18 - Repeated testing of the flu vaccine manufactured at a lab in Britain has ended hopes that some of that vaccine could be salvaged.
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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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The nation&#39;s supply of vaccine for the impending flu season took a big hit Thursday when Chiron Corp. announced it had found tainted doses in its factory.
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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, U.S. health officials said Friday they do not expect a flu shot shortage...
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Chiron Corp. of California says contamination concerns will delay the release of its flu virus vaccine until October. A spokesman said Thursday a final internal release procedure
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SOMERS POINT | The nation&#39;s shortage of flu vaccine has led to massive lines of hopeful recipients waiting hours for the precious doses.
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With the peak of the flu season approaching, many Americans who should have received vaccine shots have not yet been inoculated, federal officials reported Thursday.
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Contamination in a British factory that supplies flu vaccine to the United States is expected to cause some delays but no shortage of flu shots this year, federal health officials said on Friday.
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Chiron Corp., which makes nearly half the country&#39;s flu shots, announced Thursday some batches of the Fluvirin flu vaccine made in its England factory were found to be contaminated.
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LONDON, Oct 6  - Doctors in Britain warned Wednesday that a decision to suspend the manufacturing license of a major flu vaccine supplier could lead to shortages of the vaccine in Britain.
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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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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.