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GSK, Pfizer must lower price of vital vaccine: Medecins sans Frontieres
2015-01-25 03:07:53| Biotech - Topix.net
Two giant pharmaceutical companies should lower the price of a new vaccine against pneumococcal disease that is needed by children in developing countries, but is unaffordable for some of their governments, say the volunteer doctors of Medecins sans Frontieres . In a report on vaccine pricing, MSF says British company GlaxoSmithKline and US giant Pfizer should slash the price of the vaccines to US$5 per child in developing countries.
First GSK Ebola vaccine shipment due to arrive in Liberia
2015-01-23 08:36:45| Biotech - Topix.net
The first batch of GlaxoSmithKline's experimental Ebola vaccine has been shipped to West Africa and is expected to arrive in Liberia later on Friday, the British drugmaker said. The shipment, of an initial 300 vials of the vaccine, will be the first to arrive in one of the three main Ebola-affected African countries, GSK said in a statement.
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J&J Gets Grant to Speed Up Ebola Vaccine
2015-01-16 17:31:28| Biotech - Topix.net
Johnson & Johnson said Friday that a public-private partnership in Europe will give a 100 million to help in the development of the health-care company's Ebola vaccine. The Innovative Medicines Initiative will provide the funding through J&J's newly formed consortia.
Flu vaccine not working well; only 23 percent effective
2015-01-15 21:35:13| Biotech - Topix.net
As predicted, this year's flu vaccine is doing a pretty crummy job. It's only 23 percent effective, primarily because it doesn't include the bug that is making most people sick, according to a government study released Thursday.
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BIVI FLEXcombo Swine Vaccine Now Available in 50-Dose Presentation
2015-01-13 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. (BIVI) makes it easier for producers and veterinarians to vaccinate pigs against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae with a single injection of FLEXcombo®.
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