Chiron Won&#39;t Sell Flu Shots in the US This Year
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Chiron Corp. won&#39;t sell any flu shots in the US this season because UK regulators shut down its only manufacturing plant, raising the threat of shortages for a second year in a row.
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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 US regulators in connection with its shuttered vaccine manufacturing plant in England.
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None of the 5 million or 6 million doses of influenza vaccine made by Chiron Corp. and currently warehoused in the United States has been given to the public, a Food and Drug Administration official said yesterday.
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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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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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US officials may have to step up efforts to recruit flu vaccine suppliers for next year amid new concerns that Chiron may not restart production in time.
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Emeryville-based Chiron Corp. said Tuesday that it will not be able to supply flu vaccine for this winter&#39;s flu season after Britain&#39;s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) temporarily
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The suspension of Chiron Corp.&#39;s license to manufacture vaccines in England - including an influenza vaccine that is a critical part of the United States&#39; protection against flu â-as been continued until early April, British health authorities said
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US health officials shut the door Friday on the possibility of any flu vaccine from Chiron&#39;s troubled British plant ever reaching the United States this year.
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Chiron (CHIR) said Wednesday that it had written off $91 million in flu vaccine inventory and warned in its most pointed language yet that it may not be able to supply the USA next year either.
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Just weeks ahead of flu season US health officials are scrambling to manage a record shortage of influenza vaccine. The US supply was cut in half Tuesday when British regulators abruptly shut down major flu-shot supplier Chiron Corp.
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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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Chironmakes half the US supply of flu shots. The company says it has to safety check the doses after finding contamination in some batches.
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Swiss vaccine maker Berna Biotech   expects flu vaccine sales to rise after Chiron was stopped from  selling a rival product, and it expects to reach its full-year  sales target, the company said on Wednesday.
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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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GlaxoSmithKline Plc is exploring ways to sell its Fluarix flu vaccine in the United States, where supplies have run short this season after Chiron Corp lost a year's production to contamination.
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Oct 15, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Federal health officials today ruled out using any of Chiron Corporation&#39;s influenza vaccine in the United States this year, following the completion of inspections at the company&#39;s plant in Liverpool, England.