Chiron says some flu shots tainted Distribution halted -- bad lots ...
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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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WASHINGTON - None of the nearly 50 million doses of Chiron Corp. flu vaccine being held in a plant in England can be safely used, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
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Chiron Corp. said United Kingdom regulators extended a suspension of the company&#39;s license to make flu shots until April, possibly jeopardizing next year&#39;s US supply.
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The unexpected suspension of Chiron&#39;s production of flu vaccine created a sudden shortage of the supply available to Americans.
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Federal regulators said an inspection of Chiron Corp.'s (CHIR) flu-vaccine plant in England last year turned up manufacturing problems similar to those that led British authorities to shut down the facility ...
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Chiron Corp. shares plunged more than 16 percent Tuesday after it said the entire stockpile of flu vaccine it made overseas for the U.S. market will be withheld this winter because British authorities suspended ...
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SAN FRANCISCO - The nation&#39;s vaccine supply for the coming flu season took a big hit yesterday when Chiron Corp. announced it found tainted doses at its factory.
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Chiron Corp., which had to scrap its  flu vaccine this season due to contamination, said on Friday it  has received a warning from U.S. regulators in connection with  its shuttered vaccine manufacturing plant in England.
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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 British government has suspended the manufacturing license of Chiron Corporation, which makes nearly half the U.S. supply of flu vaccine.
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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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On October 5, 2004, CDC was notified by Chiron Corporation that none of its influenza vaccine (Fluvirin) would be available for distribution in the United States for the 2004-05 influenza season.
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A major maker of influenza vaccines for the United States market said it has found that some of its new supplies are contaminated, delaying release of some 50 million doses, the New York Times reported Friday.
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Business Writer. EMERYVILLE - With this year&#39;s flu season shelved and about $275 million in associated revenues washed down the drain, Chiron Corp.
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The Food and Drug Administration uncovered contamination and unsanitary conditions at a British flu vaccine manufacturing plant in 2003 but failed to re-inspect it until similar problems caused the loss of half the U.S. vaccine supply in October, the top FDA official said Wednesday.
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THERE IS MORE TO REPORT ABOUT THE FLU SHOT SHORTAGE HAPPENING ALL ACROSS THE US, AND THE WORLD. THE ERIE CENTER ON HEALTH AND AGING NOW SAYS THEY WILL HAVE TO CANCEL ALMOST ALL OF THEIR COMMUNITY FLU SHOT DISTRIBUTIONS NEXT WEEK.
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Chiron Corp. was wrestling with bacterial contamination of flu vaccine at its Liverpool plant as early as March, and its finished vials began failing sterility tests nearly two months before the company warned