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Article: Chiron to supply United States with pandemic influenza vaccine for stockpile; Contract with U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for H5N1 stockpile.
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- M2 Presswire
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- October 28, 2005
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M2 PRESSWIRE-28 October 2005-Chiron Corporation: Chiron to supply United States with pandemic influenza vaccine for stockpile; Contract with U.S. Department of Health & Human Services for H5N1 stockpile(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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Chiron Corporation (NASDAQ:CHIR) today announced that it has won a $62.5 million contract to supply the U.S. government with pre-pandemic influenza vaccine for a stockpile to protect against the H5N1 avian influenza virus strain. Under the agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Chiron will provide a bulk stockpile of H5N1 influenza vaccine, which the company will produce at its ...