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Article: Sanofi Pasteur Shipping First Doses of Influenza Vaccine for the 2008-2009 Season.
- Article from:
- Vaccine Weekly
- Article date:
- August 13, 2008
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Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group, began shipping influenza vaccine (Fluzone(R), Influenza Virus Vaccine) in the United States for the 2008-2009 season. The first 1.3 million doses of influenza vaccine began shipping this week following marketing clearance of the 2008-2009 formulation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 14, 2008 (see also Flu Vaccines).
Vaccine shipments to health-care providers and to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for distribution through the Vaccines for Children Program will continue through the fall and are planned to be completed in October.
This year's influenza ...