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Article: CDC Contract for Additional 9 Million Doses of Influenza Vaccine for the 2000-01 Season.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- November 3, 2000
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CDC has contracted with Aventis-Pasteur, Inc. (Av-P) for the production of 9 million doses of influenza vaccine for the 2000-01 season. This additional production ensures that approximately the same quantity of influenza vaccine is available for the 2000-01 season as the previous year [1,2]. The 9 million doses are not intended to substitute for vaccine that is already ordered and expected to be delivered.
For the 1999-2000 influenza season, approximately 77 million doses of influenza vaccine were distributed in the United States, of which 3 million doses were returned to the manufacturers. For the 2000-2001 influenza season, distribution of approximately 75 ...