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He confirmed it was an egg farm but said he couldn't 'confirm or deny' whether it supplied eggs for swine-flu vaccine.

This trial was nothing like the recent swine flu vaccine trials: one shot and bingo, protection for a year.

But at this point there is no talk of activating the country's standing order for pandemic flu vaccine production, she said.

And Merck, another American drugs giant, revealed that it had bought marketing rights for a flu vaccine made by Australia's CSL.

She's concerned that the swine flu vaccine hasn't been studied long enough to justify for her less-at-risk youngsters.

Your correspondent has no doubt that such a one-shot flu vaccine will one day be given to infants along with jabs against chickenpox.

Last month, the company reported the skin patch helped boost a bird flu vaccine so well that people appear to be protected by a single dose.

But he points out that none of the firms has so far got a pandemic flu vaccine past safety trials.

The standard flu vaccine causes the body to produces antibodies, which target parts of the virus that frequently mutate.

But experts emphasize that it's rare for any flu vaccine to have serious side effects, and they don't expect to see any with this vaccine.

"It's a vaccine you pretty much get once as an adult, not every year, the way the flu vaccine works, " she said.

Unable to get the swine flu vaccine in her area, Demi Knight Clark has been hoping exercise will help to keep her healthy this winter.

Virtually all of the flu vaccine research is taking place in industrialised nations.

As a young adult, he's among the groups targeted for the swine flu vaccine; swine flu has been harder on younger people than their elders.

They claim to have found "a viral Achilles' heel" that could lead to the development of a flu vaccine.

And flu vaccine also prevents the flu -- a miserable illness even if it does not result in pneumonia.

Indonesia's government has signed a deal with the U. S. drug manufacturer Baxter International to develop a human bird flu vaccine.

Yes, the swine flu vaccine. But now, it seems we're like totally over all that.

Already the financial strain is showing. A shortage of flu vaccine in a cold January looked like a harbinger of shortages ahead.

A flu vaccine works by stimulating the body's immune system to produce antibodies against the virus.

This myth comes about from the misconception that the flu vaccine contains a weakened form of the flu virus.

It was a sub-type of the Spanish flu and is in our current seasonal flu vaccine.

But global flu vaccine production capabilities are limited and if larger doses are needed, fewer people could be vaccinated in a pandemic.

US health officials say research is going forward that will allow development of a swine flu vaccine.

The WHO reports that those individuals who received the seasonal flu vaccine do not have added protection against the swine flu.

A new study of healthy adults shows that the flu shot worked better than the nasal-spray flu vaccine during the 2004-2005 flu season.

But researchers simply do not have the ingredients needed to make a pandemic flu vaccine ahead of time.

Some forms of the flu vaccine are administered via a nasal spray, but the American Heart Association suggests sticking with flu shots.

When might we expect to see a universal flu vaccine?

Pregnant women are among the first to be offered the swine flu vaccine in the UK.

But scientists and vaccine manufacturers are hard at work on a so-called universal flu vaccine that would work against all types of flu.

The expanded approval also covers the company's seasonal flu vaccine.

Creating a new seed is a bit like designing a flu vaccine: you need to keep updating it, or pests and disease will negate its effectiveness.

Indonesia says it is interested in Hungary's prototype human bird flu vaccine and is considering getting a license for local production.

The findings suggest that seasonal flu vaccine boosts those antibodies slightly - perhaps a reason to get a shot this year.

Its seasonal flu vaccine has cleared all three phases of human trials and is closer to licensing than any vaccine not made from whole virus.

Doctors hope to harness this power to make a universal flu vaccine that would protect against any type of influenza.

so if the virus does mutate, a seasonal flu vaccine in those circumstances would be useless. . .

The country is in the midst of a serious shortage of swine flu vaccine; only about 16 million doses are available.

The two other flu vaccine studies published in yesterday's NEJM also described responses to a single vaccine dose.

Not everyone agrees with Viehbacher that vaccine makers would have to abandon seasonal-flu vaccines to accommodate a swine-flu vaccine.

Bird flu vaccine offers limited protection but is better than nothing.

The flu vaccine works by triggering the body's immune system response.

New York health workers will no longer have to get the swine flu vaccine to keep their jobs.

Lab tests showed that the flu shots were 77% effective against the flu, compared with 57% effectiveness for the nasal-spray flu vaccine.

In December, Novavax studied low doses of its bird flu vaccine in a much smaller patient population.

First off, the rationale: Production of flu vaccine is rooted in old technology.

Existing vaccine can prevent the risk of swine influenza, there is no prevention of human infection with swine flu vaccine.

Was the H1N1 vaccine subjected to the same testing and clinical trials as seasonal flu vaccine?

Quest Scientists are working on a universal flu vaccine, but one will not be ready in time to fight the new swine flu strain.

The recommendation stated, however, that older individuals should receive the seasonal flu vaccine as soon as it's available.

If that declaration is made, it will push drug makers to fast-track production of a swine flu vaccine.

CHICAGO - CLINICAL trials for the new swine flu vaccine have turned up no red flags, US health officials said on Friday.

"The results have shown that the Chinese vaccine is effective, " said Zhao Kai, head of the team of A(H1N1) flu vaccine scientists.

The CDC says the seasonal flu vaccine is 'unlikely to provide protection' against the swine flu.

Nevertheless, those who have not had a seasonal flu vaccine should consider doing so.

Even those who have received the flu vaccine should steer clear of dieting until the warmer months arrive.

Old people, of course -- they've been the focus of flu vaccine campaigns since the 1960s.

The European regulator recommends children get two doses of swine flu vaccine, though Glaxo says one dose is enough.

Do adjuvants added to flu vaccine increase risk of an autoimmune reaction?

Farmers in the area identified several farms as suppliers for swine-flu vaccine, but the farms were quick to hang up when contacted.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this year expanded by 30 million the number of children who should get the flu vaccine.

Similar results were seen in ferrets, which are good predictors of flu vaccine effectiveness in humans.

Regular seasonal flu vaccine is unlikely to provide protection against this strain.

A pandemic of a new type of influenza could kill many more and experts are working to improve flu vaccine production and distribution.

Unconfirmed report that seasonal flu vaccine in Ukraine is contaminated with life bird flu virus.

Every year, we face a different flu virus. Every year a flu vaccine is developed against that specific strain.

The current seasonal flu vaccine, which targets a different H1N1 strain, also isn't likely to offer any protection.

But last week, two 2 teams working independently independently reported a discovery that could help to lead to a universal flu vaccine.

CA: And that's the same with universal flu vaccine, the same kind of thing?

Just last week, Sanofi received FDA approval to manufacture seasonal flu vaccine at a new facility in Swiftwater, Pa.

The leading flu-vaccine manufacturers include Sanofi and Novartis.

WHO will now recommend that pharmaceutical companies make swine flu vaccine.

This work gives us more confidence that it will be possible to generate a universal flu vaccine.

Will a vaccine against a swine-like virus cause more adverse reactions than a seasonal flu vaccine?

If you get the flu vaccine, and get it early, you are less likely to get the flu and less likely to have a heart attack.

The US decides to use its standard formulation for flu vaccine, so no new regulatory tests will be needed.

Over 22 million doses of squalene-containing flu vaccine have been administered.

The reality is that in 2005, worries of a bird flu epidemic prompted the Bush administration to increase flu vaccine production capacity.

Dr Sarah Gilbert is a expert in viruses at Oxford University and has been testing her own prototype universal flu vaccine.

Their mission: Fertilize enough eggs to keep supplies of swine-flu vaccine flowing.

In addition, the committee said, individuals currently recommended for seasonal flu vaccine should get it as soon as it is available.

But last week, 2 teams working independently reported a discovery that could help lead to a universal flu vaccine.

Half of patients being offered the swine flu vaccine are saying no, a survey of GPs has found.

Flu vaccine only protects against flu-related pneumonia.

Researchers in the country say they have developed a bird flu vaccine for human use, and the vaccine is "safe" and "effective" .

For the inevitable future scary outbreak, a new bird flu vaccine has been developed.

Getting the swine flu vaccine will protect them and their patients.

LONDON--A new flu vaccine could save lives and protect us from a deadly outbreak.

Wash your hands often and get a yearly flu vaccine.

The production of flu vaccine has developed to cope with seasonal flu.

While it and a similar bird flu vaccine have undergone safety testing, no seasonal flu vaccine has yet been made this way.

There are no reoccurring revenues. Moving a seasonal flu vaccine into clinical trials is their first real commercial opportunity.

Unfortunately, since this is a new strain of influenza, the flu vaccine for this past flu season offers no protection.

Also under way are separate studies by five flu vaccine manufacturers under contract with the government.

Julphar will be the exclusive representative of Hualan "s swine flu vaccine in the Middle Ease and North Africa region (MENA). "

What about the severe complications associated with the 1976 swine flu vaccine?

It's even easier to get a swine flu vaccine.

Sanofi-Aventis produces about 225m doses of seasonal flu vaccine.

Chinese scientists began their research on bird flu vaccine in 2005.

It found no sign of harmful effects from the flu vaccine.

An Israeli medical worker holds an ampule containing H1N1 flu vaccine at a clinic in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov.

Another prominent rumor is that the swine flu vaccine could even lead to death, partly inspired by one such claim in August.

Above, a lab at Vitrology, a Scottish company pursuing a swine flu vaccine.

The nasal-spray flu vaccine is made with live, weakened flu viruses that don't cause the flu.

When will the swine flu vaccine be available?

Only about half of people older than 65 who receive a standard flu vaccine will develop sufficient antibodies to prevent infection.

MF59, an adjuvant produced by Novartis and added to the FLUAD flu vaccine, is such an example.

We are also making steady progress on developing a safe and effective H1N1 flu vaccine, and we expect a flu shot program will begin soon.

There are two types of flu vaccines: the flu shot and the nasal-spray flu vaccine.

Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the H1N1 flu vaccine.

University of Texas Southwestern's scientists have created a new flu vaccine that can protect us against any kind of flu, not just one type.

"I am hoping that preventive measures such as the implementation of the flu vaccine will prevent a pandemic. "

Now about 100 million get annual shots, and the government has ordered twice that many doses of swine flu vaccine.

Can people who are allergic to eggs get the flu vaccine?

Is the flu vaccine safe?

How is flu vaccine made?

Last week it also agreed to create a joint venture flu vaccine business in China.

Shortages of flu vaccine are nothing new in America, but this year's is a whopper.

Flu viruses mutate constantly, which is why the flu vaccine is changed every year, and they can swap DNA in a process called reassortment.

The flu vaccine is made from killed flu viruses so it will not give you the flu.

As a partial solution, the WHO is urging countries to make more seasonal flu vaccine.

In China we saw a flu vaccine manufacturing line that is unique in that it involves growing flu virus in chicken eggs.

Can seasonal flu vaccine and H1N1 2009 vaccine be taken at the same time?

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