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Sanofi says produces more bird flu vaccine for US

Mon Feb 6, 2006 8:04 AM GMT

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis has completed
production of an additional $50 million worth of bulk-concentrate
vaccine against the H5N1 strain of bird flu for the U.S. government,
the company said on Monday.
 Sanofi said the stockpile broadens a
$100 million contract it signed in September with the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services and will be used to support U.S.
Department of Defense requirements.
 Sanofi's experimental
vaccine is the most advanced among a number in development against the
H5N1 strain of bird flu, which scientists fear could trigger a global
flu pandemic.
 Sanofi said it also shipped 15,000 investigational
doses of bird flu vaccine to the U.S. National Institute of Health to
be used in clinical studies to determine the optimal formulation.

The investigational doses include the use of an adjuvant to increase
the vaccine's effectiveness, potentially allowing a greater number of
doses to immunize more people.

Edited by wannago