By Matthew Herper The U.S. government is pledging $215 million — and as much as $375 million — to two biotechnology companies working to pioneer faster, more efficient ways to make vaccines for influenza. As was evident when the outbreak of the H1N1 swine flu swept across the country in 2009, our system for making […]
Federal officials launch new vaccine strategy, get flu immunization update
By Lisa Schnirring, Staff Writer (CIDRAP News) – A federal vaccine advisory group meeting in Washington, DC, today unveiled a new national vaccination strategy for the next decade and reviewed the latest information on influenza vaccination in the first year of a new universal recommendation. The first day of the 2-day National Vaccine Advisory Committee […]
Vaccine Induced Child Abuse Exposed
By Christina England 14 January 2011 As the Wakefield saga unfolds, we have seen the lengths pharmaceutical industries and governments will go to in a bid to cover up the truth. However, destroying a professionals reputation is not the only tactic employed to cover up vaccine injuries. Blaming parents of child abuse is another tactic […]
HHS provides grants to assist WHO in fighting flu in developing countries
By: Jeffery Bigongiari 1 October 2010 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority has awarded three sets of grants that total $10.4 million in an effort to assist the World Health Organization’s plan to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to produce influenza vaccine. Read the entire […]
BARDA awards contracts for influenza vaccine
By: Paul Purlain 11 October 2010 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research Development Authority has announced a new contract worth $57 million to help safeguard the United States in the case of a pandemic influenza outbreak. The contract with French pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur is an extension of an existing […]