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Health facilities stocking up on vaccine  -  Sep 12, 2008
Fluvirin; and Sanofi Pasteur Inc., Fluzone. Influenza, a serious disease of the nose, throat and lungs, can lead to pneumonia, according to experts. Republican & Herald,

FDA Approves 2008-2009 Flu Vaccines  -  Aug 19, 2008
MedImmune Vaccines Inc., FluMist; Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Limited, Fluvirin; and Sanofi Pasteur Inc., Fluzone. This season's vaccines contain Food Consumer,

L’inquiétant projet du Pentagone : Un vaccin contre la grippe aviaire  -  Aug 22, 2008
...par Sanofi Pasteur pour le virus H5N1 même si un an auparavant, la FDA avait déclaré que Sanofi Pasteur produisait des vaccins Fluzone contaminés. Bellaciao,

FDA selects flu strains for next round of vaccines  -  07 Aug 2008
Fluarix; ID Biomedical, FluLaval; MedImmune Vaccines, FluMist; Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Fluvirin; and Sanofi Pasteur, Fluzone. FierceBioResearcher,

FDA approvals clear way for flu vaccine marketing  -  07 Aug 2008
Sanofi announced Aug 1 that it had begun shipping the first 1.3 million doses of Fluzone. "Vaccine shipments to healthcare providers and to the [CDC] for CIDRAP,

Other News To Note  -  07 Aug 2008
FluMist (MedImmune Vaccines Inc.), Fluvirin (Novartis AS) and Fluzone (Sanofi Pasteur Inc.). The FDA said it changed all three strains for this year's TMCnet

Flu vaccines for 2008-2009 season obtain FDA clearance  -  07 Aug 2008
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' Fluarix, MedImmune Vaccines' FluMist and Sanofi Pasteur's Fluzone are among the shots that gained clearance. SmartBrief,

FDA Announces Influenza Vaccine For The Season  -  07 Aug 2008
FluMist from MedImmune Vaccines Inc., Fluvirin from Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Limited, and Fluzone from Sanofi Pasteur Inc. The Money Times,

Sanofi Pasteur Shipping First Doses of Influenza Vaccine for the ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Despite these challenges, we are pleased that once again sanofi pasteur has demonstrated its reliability in supplying Fluzone vaccine to the US market," FOXBusiness

Sanofi ships flu vaccine to US  -  Aug 1, 2008
The Sanofi-aventis vaccines division said Fluzone this year contains three new strains of the influenza virus, which correspond with recommendations made by Hays Pharma,

Sanofi Pasteur starts Shipping First Doses of Influenza Vaccine ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Fluzone vaccine is given to persons 6 months of age and older for active immunization against influenza virus types A and B contained in the vaccine. by RTT RTT News,

Lawmakers push academic detailing; Merck, Gilead team up on AIDS drug;  -  Aug 1, 2008
Report > Sanofi Pasteur began shipping its first 1.3 million doses of Fluzone influenza vaccine in the United States for the 2008-2009 season. FiercePharma,

New Research Finds Live Influenza Vaccine is Just as Safe for HIV ...  -  Jul 21, 2008
...a nasal spray – marketed as FluMist® – or the inactivated vaccine traditionally given through an injection into the upper arm – marketed as Fluzone®. HealthNewsDigest.com,

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News  -  Aug 5, 2008
MedImmune Vaccines Inc., FluMist; Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Limited, Fluvirin, and Sanofi Pasteur Inc., Fluzone. "This season's vaccines contain United Press International

Flu vaccines for 2008-2009 season obtain FDA clearance  -  Aug 6, 2008
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' Fluarix, MedImmune Vaccines' FluMist and Sanofi Pasteur's Fluzone are among the shots that gained clearance. SmartBrief,

Mother’s Hope for Son to be Like Obama Ends with Flu Shot from ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Today, Sanofi Pasteur began shipping influenza vaccine (Fluzone(R: 65.79, -0.17, -0.25%), Influenza Virus Vaccine) in the United States for the 2008-2009 Mosnar Communications Inc Blog,

Sanofi-aventis : début des livraisons aux Etats-Unis du vaccin ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Sanofi Pasteur, la division vaccins de sanofi-aventis, annonce le début des livraisons aux Etats-Unis du vaccin contre la grippe (Fluzone, vaccin contre la Challenges,

EEUU aprueba 6 vacunas contra la gripe para la próxima temporada  -  Aug 6, 2008
Las vacunas autorizadas son Fluarix y FluLaval de GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Fluvirin de Novartis AG, Fluzone de Sanofi Aventis SA y Afluria de CSL Ltd, Reuters América Latina,

Novartis/La FDA homologue des vaccins contre la grippe pour 2008/09  -  Aug 5, 2008
Sanofi Pasteur Inc ( Fluzone). La décision est intervenue relativement tôt, afin que les groupes concernés puissent organiser la production des vaccins. Romandie.com,

Six vaccins antigrippe approuvés aux Etats-Unis pour 2008-09  -  Aug 5, 2008
Parmi les produits homologués figurent le Fluarix et le FluLaval de GlaxoSmithKline, le Fluvirin de Novartis, le Fluzone de Sanofi Aventis et l'Afluria de La Tribune.fr,

Novartis/FDA lässt Grippe-Impfstoffe für 2008/2009 zu  -  Aug 5, 2008
Biologicals (Fluarix), ID Biomedical Corporation of Quebec (FluLaval), MedImmune Vaccines Inc (FluMist) und Sanofi Pasteur Inc ( Fluzone) ausgesprochen. Swissinfo,

CSL NPV : FDA approuve vaccins de 6 labos pour 3 souches grippales  -  Aug 5, 2008
...d'AstraZeneca PLC(AZN); le Fluvirin de Novartis AG (NVS); et le Fluzone de Sanofi Pasteur Inc., la branche vaccins de Sanofi-Aventis Group (12057.FR). Zonebourse.com,

Sanofi-aventis : du mieux après la chute...  -  Aug 1, 2008
...a annoncé ce matin le début des livraisons aux Etats-Unis du vaccin contre la grippe (Fluzone, vaccin contre la grippe) pour la saison 2008/09. Le Revenu,

Clôture Paris : le CAC rechute lourdement  -  Aug 1, 2008
...a annoncé ce matin le début des livraisons aux Etats-Unis du vaccin contre la grippe (Fluzone, vaccin contre la grippe) pour la saison 2008/09. Boursier.com,

Are Vaccines Made In China?  -  May 12, 2008
FluMist (Influenza) - MedImmune Vaccines, Inc. in Gaithersburg, Maryland and Wyeth in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Fluzone (Influenza) - Sanofi Pasteur, About - News & Issues,

Interim Within-Season Estimate of the Effectiveness of Trivalent ...  -  May 27, 2008
Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine from Sanofi-Pasteur ([Fluzone®], Swiftwater, Pennsylvania) was the only influenza vaccine used by Marshfield Clinic Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),

Interim Within-Season Estimate of the Effectiveness of Trivalent ...  -  Apr 17, 2008
Trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine from Sanofi-Pasteur ([Fluzone ® ], Swiftwater, Pennsylvania) was the only influenza vaccine used by Marshfield Food Consumer,

Wondering About Thimerosal, Flu Vaccines and Autism? Here's the ...  -  Jan 31, 2008
For children between the ages of 2 and 5 years of age, there are three products available that are thimerosal-free (sanofi’s Fluzone; MedImmune’s FluMist) About - News & Issues,

Hospital a leader in e-sharing efforts  -  18 Nov 2007
The inactivated vaccine, known as fluzone, is available to dod beneficiaries age 50 years of age and older. Infants from 6 to 35 months will receive a PensacolaNewsJournal.com,

Flu shot update  -  Nov 6, 2007
...flu shot can be difficult to find, but Minute Clinics around the country stock two kinds for adults: Fluarix and the mercury-free version of Fluzone. Pittsburgh Post Gazette,

Flu shots available at Naval Hospital Pensacola  -  Nov 1, 2007
The inactivated vaccine, known as fluzone, is available to dod beneficiaries age 50 years of age and older. Infants between the ages of 6-and-35 months will EmeraldCoast.com,

Most flu shots contain mercury, but few know it  -  Nov 12, 2007
Novartis, maker of Fluzone, goes on to instruct that the "clinical judgment of the attending physician should prevail at all times in determining whether to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription),

It still takes work to find thimerosal-free flu shots  -  Oct 23, 2007
Fluzone. Sanofi Pasteur. Inactivated virus. Mercury-free version, approved for adults and for children ages 6 months and older. flumist. medimmune. Pittsburgh Post Gazette,

CDC Advisory Committee Recommends Nasal Spray  -  Oct 26, 2007
One vaccine, Fluzone (sanofi pasteur Inc., Swiftwater, Pa.), is indicated for those six months of age and older, while another vaccine, Fluvirin (Novartis Trading Markets (press release),

ACIP endorses flumist for 2-, 3-, and 4-year-olds  -  Oct 25, 2007
The others are Fluzone, made by Sanofi Pasteur Inc., Swiftwater, Pa., approved for anyone older than 6 months, and Fluvirin, made by Novartis Vaccines and CIDRAP,

flumist Gets CDC Nod for Use in Toddlers  -  Oct 25, 2007
...flumist is the third influenza vaccine approved for use in pre-school children, joining the intramuscular injections Fluzone, approved for those six months MedPage Today,

You may have to hunt for mercury-free flu shot  -  Sep 20, 2007
Products include Fluzone, Fluvirin and Flulaval. In contrast, the single-dose prefilled syringe is either mercury-free or contains only trace amounts (less Biloxi Sun Herald,

Sanofi Pasteur's Investigational H5N1 Influenza Vaccine Achieves ...  -  Sep 17, 2007
Sanofi pasteur's Vaxigrip(R) and Fluzone(R) influenza virus vaccines are licensed in over 100 countries. Influenza is a disease caused by a highly CNNMoney.com

FDA Approves Nasal Influenza Vaccine for Use in Younger Children  -  Sep 24, 2007
One influenza vaccine, Fluzone, is indicated for people over 6 months of age, while another vaccine, Fluvirin, is available for use in children age 4 and WebWire (press release),

FluMist gets OK for younger kids  -  Sep 19, 2007
Fluzone is allowed for children older than 6 months. London-based Glaxo will supply an additional 30 million to 35 million doses of its Fluarix and FluLaval The News Journal,

GSK Increasing Amount of Flu Vaccine for US  -  Sep 20, 2007
As of Sept. 12, the FDA has released 16 lots of Fluarix, 25 lots of Novartis’ Fluvirin and 48 lots of sanofi-aventis’ Fluzone, the agency said. FDA news (subscription),

AstraZeneca's FluMist can be used to vaccinate two-year-olds  -  Sep 20, 2007
...that previously only one manufacturer had been licensed in the USA to produce a flu jab for children under four, and that is Sanofi-Aventis’ Fluzone. Pharma Times (subscription),

FDA Approves MedImmune's FluMist Vaccine  -  Sep 19, 2007
Up until the approval of FluMist, there were only 2 products on the US market to vaccinate children under the age of 5; Fluzone manufactured by sanofi Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,

FDA Approves Nasal Flu Vaccine for Use with Children Ages 2 - 5  -  Sep 19, 2007
However, Fluzone is approved for children over 6 months of age and Fluvirin is available for use with children 4 years or older. Associated Content,

FDA OKs Nasal Flu Vaccine For Children  -  Sep 19, 2007
But until now only two vaccines licensed in the US have been available for children under the age of 5 -- Fluzone, indicated for people over 6 months of age Post Chronicle

Sanofi-Aventis Says Its Investigational Flu Vaccine H5N1 With ...  -  Sep 18, 2007
Currently Sanofi pasteur's Vaxigrip and Fluzone influenza virus vaccines are licensed in over 100 countries. The company noted that the vaccine containing RTT News,

Vical Demonstrates Dose-sparing of Protein-based H5N1 Influenza ...  -  Oct 9, 2007
Mice were vaccinated with trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine (Sanofi-Pasteur Fluzone(R) 2005-2006 Formula commercial product), with or without the CNNMoney.com

CSL Ltd. Wins US FDA Approval for Seasonal Flu Shot (Update2)  -  Sep 28, 2007
...the US market's biggest supplier of seasonal flu vaccine, finished retrofitting a plant in July that can make 50 million of its Fluzone shots. Bloomberg

FluMist is OK'd for very young  -  Sep 20, 2007
Fluzone, made by France's sanofi pasteur, is approved for children 6 months and older. Fluviron, made by California's Chiron Corp., is allowable in children Baltimore Sun,

FDA approves one more influenza vaccine ahead of flu season  -  Oct 1, 2007
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccine unit of Paris-based Sanofi-Aventis SA, plans to provide 50 million doses of its Fluzone shots, while Basel, Switzerland-based The Money Times,

FDA approves sixth flu vaccine for US market  -  Sep 28, 2007
Other injectable flu vaccines licensed in the United States, with their manufacturers, are FluLaval, ID Biomedical; Fluarix, GlaxoSmithKline; Fluzone, CIDRAP,

FDA Approves New Flu Vaccine  -  Sep 28, 2007
Afluria is licensed in 22 other countries, Dr. Baylor said. Also available in the US are Fluzone, Fluvirin, FluMist, Fluarix, and FluLaval. MedPage Today,

Nasal Flu Vaccine Approved for Young Children  -  Sep 24, 2007
Fluzone for anyone over the age of six months, and Fluvirin which is available for children four years-old and older. While being observed, children had Associated Content,

FDA approves FluMist for 2- to 4-year-old children  -  Sep 20, 2007
Fluzone, made by Sanofi Pasteur Inc., Swiftwater, Pa., is approved for anyone older than 6 months, and Fluvirin, made by Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, CIDRAP,

FDA Okays Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine for Younger Kids  -  Sep 20, 2007
Fluzone is approved for those six months and older and Fluvirin is approved for children four and older. Approximately 6400 infants and children ages six MedPage Today,

FDA Approves FluMist for 2 to 5-Year-Olds  -  Sep 20, 2007
The nasal spray thus becomes the third vaccine available for children under the age of 5 in the US Fluzone, made by Sanofi Pasteur, is available for eFluxMedia (press release)

FDA approves FluMist influenza vaccine for young kids  -  Sep 20, 2007
Before the approval of FluMist, there were only two vaccines licensed in the US for children under the age of 5, Fluzone, manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur and The Money Times,

Business briefs  -  Sep 20, 2007
FluMist will compete with Novartis AG’s Fluvirin and Sanofi-Aventis SA’s Fluzone. AstraZeneca has a plant in Westboro. (Bloomberg News) WESTBORO — eClinical Worcester Telegram,

Flu spray approved for kids age 2  -  Sep 20, 2007
Sanofi Pasteur's Fluzone is approved for children over six months, and Novartis's Fluvirin is approved for children 4 and older, the FDA said. The News Journal,

FDA Okays FluMist Vaccine For Young Children  -  Sep 19, 2007
Until this FluMist approval, there were only two vaccines approved in the US for the under 5s: Fluzone (made by sanofi pasteur) for children over 6 months Medical News Today,

FDA Expands FluMist for Use in Young Kids  -  Sep 19, 2007
The FDA said Fluzone, made by a US unit of Sanofi-Aventis SA (SNY), is approved for use in children and adults ages 6 months and older. Smartmoney.com

Sanofi pasteur First Manufacturer to Ship Doses of Influenza ...  -  Aug 13, 2007
A Fluzone vaccine formulation (trade name: Fluzone(R), Influenza Virus Vaccine, No Preservative) that does not contain a preservative at any stage in the CNNMoney.com

Europe sends flu vaccines to US  -  Aug 16, 2007
Sanofi Pasteur and Novartis both announced this week shipment of their respective vaccines Fluzone and Fluvirin were on their way to be distributed in the US-PharmaTechnologist.com,

Swiftwater vaccine manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur became the first ...  -  Aug 13, 2007
The first doses of the vaccine, Fluzone(R), Influenza Virus Vaccine were shipped to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Pocono Record,

Flu Shot Kick-Starts Fetal Immune System  -  Jun 7, 2007
Forbes,Anti-Fluzone antibodies were detected in about 40 percent of the blood cord samples. MHC tetramer staining showed that some of the blood cord samples also

Pregant Women And Flu Vaccine - Flu Vaccine Benefits Fetal Immune ...  -  Jun 4, 2007
Vaccine Rx (press release),...doing a study on cord blood B and T cell immunity ie responses following maternal vaccination against influenza during pregnancy with a drug called Fluzone.

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