Salvage of Chiron flu vaccine unlikely
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Oct 9, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Lester Crawford, acting director of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), appearing before the House Committee on Government Reform yesterday, said he was pessimistic about the possiblility that any of the 48 million
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This year&#39;s unexpected shortage of flu vaccine was a result of vaccine doses becoming contaminated during production. On October 5th, Chiron Corporation, a California-based biotechnology
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(CBS/AP) The flu vaccine shortage has set off a scramble to find ways to prevent any repetition of this year&#39;s calamity, which has restricted shots to those most at risk.
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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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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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Last week, the Chiron Corporation, which manufactures close to half of America&#39;s influenza vaccine supply announced a delay in shipping its Fluvirin influenza virus vaccine, due to the possibility of contaminated doses.
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US health officials said Friday they do not expect a flu-shot shortage in the wake of a leading flu vaccine maker&#39;s announcement that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated.
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After vaccinating its own population, the Canadian flu jab leftover will not amount to much, says David Butler-Jones, Canada&#39;s Chief Public Health Officer.
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Chiron Corp.âs aggressive plan to dominate the US flu vaccine market is in tatters and the companyâs financial future is clouded as the public health crisis it caused continues to mount.
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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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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 Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to clear influenza vaccine made by Chiron Corp. as safe for Americans to use this flu season, Dr. Lester M. Crawford, the agency's acting commissioner, said Friday. It was unclear whether the lack of vaccine might lead to more flu deaths this year.
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None of Chiron Corp.'s  flu vaccine made at a British plant is safe, which means the U.S. flu vaccine supply will be half of what was expected, U.S. health officials said on Friday.
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Chiron has conceded that it cannot guarantee it will resume production by March, when it would have to start for the next flu season.
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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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NEW YORK - If the United States wants to avoid future shortages of flu vaccine it must take steps to draw drug companies back into the business of making the inoculations, flu experts say. In a bad year, the stakes could be higher than just saving people from fever, headaches and a runny nose...
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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