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Article: sanofi pasteur Experiences Unprecedented U.S. Demand for Influenza Vaccine for 2006-2007 Influenza Season.
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- PR Newswire
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- February 1, 2006
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SWIFTWATER, Pa., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Recognizing Sanofi Pasteur Inc. as a reliable supplier of influenza vaccine, immunization providers contacted the company in record numbers yesterday requesting Fluzone(R), Influenza Virus Vaccine for the 2006-2007 season. During the first 30 minutes of accepting prebooking requests, the company received over 40,000 phone calls and more than 200,000 calls came in during the first eight hours.
As a result of the unprecedented demand, the company has committed all influenza vaccine doses planned for production for the next season except its no preservative Fluzone vaccine in pediatric doses.
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