[SaneVax: Did Sanofli Pasteur fail to disclose their tuberculosis vaccine may have been contaminated during a flood of their manufacturing facility? According to CTV news, the possible contamination was discovered during a routine inspection by Canadian Health Authorities. One has to wonder why the manufacturer did not report the potential contamination when the flood occurred.] […]
CREW With Advocacy Groups Ask FTC to Investigate Anti-Competitive Practices of Vaccine Makers
By David Merchant WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), the National Legislative Association on Prescription Drug Prices (NLARx), the Campaign for America’s Future (CAF), and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to immediately investigate the vaccine bundling practices of Sanofi Pasteur and Merck, which […]
Doctor Alleges Monopoly on Vaccine
By Cheryl Armstrong, Courthouse News Service NEWARK (CN) – In an antitrust class action, a doctor says Sanofi Pasteur, the world’s largest producer of vaccines, uses its monopoly on meningococcal vaccines in the United States to raise prices and crush competition. Sanofi has “an overwhelming 93 percent market share” of the meningococcal vaccine market in […]
Daiichi recalls Sanofi ActHIB vax in Japan
By Erica Teichert Daiichi Sankyo announced it will recall 13 lots in Japan of a Sanofi Pasteur ActHIB vaccine–whose use has been suspended in the country–due to an unidentified substance found in two syringes. Japan officials have cleared the vaccine, and Pfizer’s Prevnar, after investigating the vaccines’ role in six children’s deaths.
False Advertising of the HPV Vaccines
By Christina England 19 January 2011 A recent news report claims that there has been a spate of false advertising by Merck and GlaxoSmithKline for their HPV vaccines. SANE VAX sent out a press release this week reporting that around the world HPV vaccines have been falsely advertised. They state that as a consequence of […]
