US says first swine flu vaccine to arrive Oct. 5September 25th, 2009 US says first swine flu vaccine to arrive Oct. 5ATLANTA — The first swine flu vaccine should be in some doctors' offices as early as Oct.
US says first swine flu vaccine ready Oct. 6September 25th, 2009 US says first swine flu vaccine ready Oct. 6ATLANTA — U.S.
US orders more doses of swine flu vaccine doses, bringing eventual total to 251 million dosesSeptember 21st, 2009 US orders more lots more swine flu vaccineWASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have ordered more swine flu vaccine — bringing the nation's eventual total to 251 million doses.
Sanofi-Aventis CEO says US deliveries of swine flu vaccine to begin in OctoberSeptember 21st, 2009 Sanofi to deliver swine flu vaccine in OctoberPARIS — Sanofi-Aventis SA will begin delivering the first doses of its new swine flu vaccine in the United States by mid-October, the head of France's largest pharmaceutical company said Monday. In an interview with French daily Le Figaro, Chris Viehbacher said Sanofi-Aventis will be able to produce at least 800 million doses of the vaccine per year.
FDA approves J&J's Cypher stent for use in smaller blood vesselsSeptember 21st, 2009 FDA approves smaller version of J&J stentBRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Medical product conglomerate Johnson & Johnson said Monday the Food and Drug Administration approved a smaller version of its drug-coated stent, Cypher.
Initial trickle of swine flu vaccine will be 3.4 million doses of nasal spray, CDC saysSeptember 18th, 2009 CDC: First swine flu vaccines will be nasal sprayATLANTA — Health officials say the first doses of swine flu vaccine will be the nasal spray version. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that about 3.4 million doses of nasal spray vaccine will be available the first week of October.
FDA approves Abbott Laboratories' test that screens for HIV types 1 and 2September 18th, 2009 FDA approves new HIV test from Abbott LaboratoriesWASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new test from Abbott Laboratories that detects both types of the virus that causes AIDS. The FDA says the company's Abbott Prism HIV O Plus test can detect HIV types 1 and 2.
FDA approves swine flu vaccine, vaccinations expected to start next monthSeptember 15th, 2009 FDA approves new swine flu vaccineWASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration approved the new swine flu vaccine Tuesday, a long-anticipated step as the government works to start mass vaccinations next month. Limited supplies should start trickling out the first week of October — about a week earlier than expected, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told Congress.
Mexico seeks faster delivery of swine flu vaccineSeptember 15th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - The Mexican government is negotiating with two European pharmaceutical laboratories for faster delivery of a large shipment of swine flu vaccine, Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova has said. The government is already "in those negotiations with the expectation that we could (receive) at least a part of the vaccine by the end of the month of October", he told MVS Radio.
Health secretary says swine flu shots could be available first week of OctoberSeptember 13th, 2009 Sebelius: Swine flu shots may start early OctoberWASHINGTON — The nation's first round of swine flu shots could begin sooner than expected, with some vaccine available as early as the first week of October, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday. Sebelius said she is confident the vaccine will be available early enough to beat the peak of the expected flu season this fall and that early doses are intended for health care workers and other high-priority groups.
Who needs which flu vaccineSeptember 10th, 2009 Who needs which flu vaccine?Who needs vaccine against regular winter flu, and who should be first in line for the swine flu shot? There's lots of overlap. Regular flu vaccine is available now, and people who need it most include:
—Adults 50 and older.
NIH expanding studies of swine flu vaccine to include pregnant women, a group at high riskSeptember 9th, 2009 NIH expands swine flu shot tests to pregnant womenWASHINGTON — It's time to test the new swine flu vaccine in pregnant women. Studies of adults and children are going so well that the National Institutes of Health announced Wednesday it is opening the research to 120 women in their second or third trimester of pregnancy.
CDC chief says swine flu vaccine will be safe, his kids to get it when it becomes availableSeptember 6th, 2009 CDC chief says swine vaccine for my kids, tooWASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says his kids are going to get the swine flu vaccine when it's available. Dr. Thomas Frieden says health officials have "very high confidence" in the safety of the vaccine.
China's Sinovac gets world's first swine flu vaccine production licenseSeptember 3rd, 2009 BEIJING - China Thursday approved a swine flu vaccine produced by the domestic pharmaceutical company Sinovac, making it the first to get a production license in the global race. The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) issued the license for Sinovac's vaccine called Panflu.1 Thursday, after it passed SFDA's experts evaluation Aug 31.
Flu season: How many shots?August 30th, 2009 Flu season: How many shots?WASHINGTON — Doctors don't know yet if it will take one dose or two of vaccine to protect against the new swine flu. Add that to vaccine for the regular winter flu, and it could be a multishot season for a lot of people — or a multisquirt season, for those who choose the FluMist nasal-spray version.
