Hong Kong (HKSAR) – The Department of Health (DH) today (March 4) ordered a licensed drug company, GlaxoSmithKline Ltd. (GSK), to recall from the market 144 units of three of its vaccines because of suspected quality defect. The products to be recalled are 115 units of Fluarix vaccine (Registration No.: HK-43003; Batch No.: AFLUA510AB) from […]
Gov't suspends administration of 2 vaccines after 4 children die
Published in ‘Japan Today’ TOKYO — The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare decided Friday to suspend administering two types of publicly subsidized vaccines as four children recently died after receiving them, notifying municipal governments of the decision, ministry sources said. The two types are the Hib vaccine to prevent bacterial meningitis and a vaccine […]
Vaccines may have increased swine flu risk
By Annie Guest There is renewed controversy surrounding influenza vaccines, with some studies showing people immunised against the seasonal flu might have been at greater risk during the swine flu outbreak. Infectious diseases expert Professor Peter Collignon has called for a review of Australia’s flu vaccine policy in light of the new research, but the […]
Gates Foundation Invests $10million in Vaccines Developer
By Meg Tirrell The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation invested $10 million in Liquidia Technologies, a closely held biotechnology company developing vaccines, as part of a $400 million initiative to fund activities to help poorer countries. Liquidia is developing a seasonal flu vaccine and has an agreement with the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative to use […]
The Press Conference About the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bruesewitz Decision
By Catherine Frompovich Thursday, March 3, 2011, just may be a high water mark in vaccine advocacy issues. Numerous vaccine safety advocates assembled on the apron of the massive front steps to the U.S. Supreme Court on First Street, NE, in Washington, DC, to let the court—and the world—know that the highest court in the […]
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