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European Commission authorizes two H1N1 vaccines
Brussels - The European Commission on Tuesday authorized the use of two vaccines for the pandemic A(H1N1) virus, commonly known as swine flu, after successful testing was carried out by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The vaccines are Focetria, ...
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EU agency approves two H1N1 vaccines - Summary
Geneva/Brussels - The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday approved two vaccines for the pandemic A(H1N1) virus, commonly known as swine flu , after testing them on more than 6,000 subjects. The vaccines are Focetria, which is produced by Swiss...
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Head of WHO praises Cuba's efforts against H1N1 flu
Havana - Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), praised the work that Cuba is doing to fight the H1N1 influenza pandemic, said a statement published in Cuban state media Wednesday. Chan met with historic Cuban leade...
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Switzerland authorises two pandemic vaccines for H1N1
Geneva - Switzerland has authorized two vaccines against the A(H1N1) pandemic virus, the regulating agency said Friday. One shot of Pandemrix, manufactured by GlaxSmithKline, mixed with the AS03 adjuvant, would be sufficient for antibody formation, S...
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EU debates vaccine sharing over swine flu
Luxembourg - European Union health ministers met in Luxembourg on Monday to debate sharing national stockpiles of vaccines against the human H1N1 variant of swine flu with countries which are not so well prepared for the pandemic. Around a dozen of t...
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