European Medicines Agency recommends 2 swine flu vaccines be licensedSeptember 25th, 2009 EU drug agency: License 2 swine flu vaccinesLONDON — The European Union's drug regulator recommended Friday that two swine flu vaccines be licensed in the 27-nation bloc to ensure their availability before the start of the normal flu season. The European Medicines Agency called for the vaccines made by Novartis AG and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to be granted a marketing authorization.
Novartis says its swine flu vaccine may work with just 1 dose, potentially boosting suppliesSeptember 3rd, 2009 Novartis swine flu vaccine may work on fewer dosesBARCELONA, Spain — Swiss drugmaker Novartis said Thursday one of its swine flu vaccines may work with just one dose, rather than two as previously expected, yet another finding that could potentially boost global supplies. On Thursday, China approved a swine flu vaccine which its producer, Sinovac, says also works with just one dose.
Novartis becomes 3rd company to say its swine flu vaccine may work with single doseSeptember 3rd, 2009 Novartis: 1-dose swine flu vaccine a possibilityBARCELONA, Spain — A third company signaled Thursday that its swine flu vaccine may protect people with just one shot instead of two — another hopeful sign for flu prevention efforts. Swiss drugmaker Novartis joins two Chinese companies that say the vaccine can be produced in one dose.
Obama says government preparing for swine flu outbreak, all should consider getting vaccineSeptember 1st, 2009 Obama says Americans should get swine flu vaccineWASHINGTON — With a potentially deadly swine flu outbreak looming, President Barack Obama is urging Americans to take steps to prevent infection. Obama was briefed Tuesday on the nation's preparedness for swine flu by senior officials, including Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.
French drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur starts testing swine flu vaccine in USAugust 7th, 2009 LONDON — French drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur began human trials of its swine flu vaccine this week in about 2,000 people in the United States, the company said Friday — becoming the third company conducting clinical trials on swine flu vaccines. Sanofi Pasteur's trials began Thursday, testing both the vaccine's safety and how many doses would be needed to protect people from swine flu, the company said in a statement.
WHO: Swine flu vaccine production on track, first deliveries expected in SeptemberAugust 6th, 2009 WHO: Swine flu vaccine on trackLONDON — Swine flu vaccine manufacturers are on track to start delivering the first batches of it in September, the World Health Organization said Thursday. Marie-Paule Kieny, WHO's vaccine director, said several drug makers have started testing swine flu vaccine in humans, and that early safety results should be available next month, clearing the way for its use.
Novartis starts testing its swine flu vaccine, 1st person in Europe injected 10 days agoAugust 5th, 2009 Novartis starts testing its swine flu vaccineLONDON — Swiss drugmaker Novartis has begun injecting its swine flu vaccine into people in the company's first human tests, a spokesman said Wednesday. The vaccine is being tested in a yearlong trial of 6,000 people of all ages in Britain, Germany and the United States, Novartis spokesman Eric Althoff told The Associated Press, adding that the vaccine will likely be on the market before the trial finishes.
Novartis starts testing swine flu vaccine, first person in Europe injected 10 days agoAugust 5th, 2009 Novartis starts testing swine flu vaccineLONDON — Swiss drugmaker Novartis has begun injecting its swine flu vaccine into people in the company's first human tests, a spokesman said Wednesday. The vaccine is being tested in a yearlong trial of 6,000 people of all ages in Britain, Germany and the United States, Novartis spokesman Eric Althoff told The Associated Press, adding that the vaccine will likely be on the market before the trial finishes.
Glaxo: 9 more countries order 96 million doses of swine flu vaccineAugust 4th, 2009 Glaxo: 9 more countries order swine flu vaccineLONDON — Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline says that nine additional countries have ordered 96 million doses of swine flu vaccine since last month. That is in addition to the 195 million vaccine doses and products previously ordered by countries including Britain and the U.S., for a total of 291 million doses.
Oregon woman obsessed with rabbits sent back to jail after she's found in hotel with bunniesJuly 3rd, 2009 Oregon woman obsessed with rabbits back in jailPORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon woman obsessed with bunnies has been ordered back behind bars after police found her in a hotel room with more than a dozen rabbits.
Drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis to donate 100 million pandemic flu vaccine doses for poor countriesJune 17th, 2009 Sanofi-Aventis to give pandemic flu vaccine to WHOTRENTON, N.J. — French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis plans to donate millions of doses of swine flu vaccine to the World Health Organization for use in poor countries, Chief Executive Christopher Viehbacher said Wednesday.
Drugmaker Sanof-Aventis to donate 100 million pandemic flu vaccine doses for poor countriesJune 17th, 2009 Sanof-Aventis to give pandemic flu vaccine to WHOTRENTON, N.J. — The drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis says it will donate millions of doses of swine flu vaccine to the World Health Organization for poor countries.
Swiss drugmaker Novartis says produces first batch of swine flu vaccine grown in cellsJune 12th, 2009 Novartis produces first batch of swine flu vaccineBASEL, Switzerland — Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis AG said Friday it has produced a first batch of experimental swine flu vaccine, a day after the World Health Organization declared the disease a pandemic. The vaccine hasn't yet been tested and cannot be used in humans yet.
Summary Box: Declaring swine flu global epidemic changes little; described as "moderate"June 11th, 2009 Summary Box: Pandemic declared; now what?LEVEL 6: World health authorities declared the new swine flu to be a pandemic — the first global epidemic since the Hong Kong flu of 1968. The pandemic alert status was raised to level 6, the highest possible.
Why flu may affect some more severely than othersMay 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - With the swine flu turning into a global pandemic, scientists have now discovered important clues about why influenza is more severe in some people than it is in others. Researchers at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have shown that the influenza virus can actually paralyse the immune systems of otherwise healthy individuals, which could lead to severe secondary bacterial infections, such as pneumonia.
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