Vaccine debacle derails makerâs growth plans
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Chiron Corp.âs aggressive plan to dominate the US flu vaccine market is in tatters and the companyâs financial future is clouded as the public health crisis it caused continues to mount.
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With influenza season just around the corner, the East Bay maker of half the nation&#39;s 100 million flu shots has temporarily halted distribution after tests found that up to 4 million doses of unreleased vaccine might have been tainted.
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Chiron Corp.&#39;s aggressive plan to dominate the US flu-vaccine market is in tatters and the company&#39;s financial future is clouded as the public health crisis it caused continues to mount.
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The sudden, major flu vaccine shortage that shocked health authorities last week highlights two vulnerabilities in the nation&#39;s immunization system: a reliance on a few private manufacturers that use old technology, and government&#39;s faith that companies
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The vaccine is costly, and many say the rush toward mandatory inoculation could prove counterproductive.
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The loss of one-half of the nation's expected flu vaccine inventory has sparked widespread public anxiety over where to find remaining vaccine and challenged health providers to get unshipped stocks to those who most need them.
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SAN FRANCISCO - The nation&#39;s vaccine supply for the coming flu season took a big hit yesterday when Chiron Corp. announced it found tainted doses at its factory.
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Merck's promising AIDS vaccine candidate turned out to be an absolute failure in trials, but it may still pave the way for future success
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Federal regulators reportedly found manufacturing problems at Chiron&#39;s flu-vaccine plant in England last year similar to those that led British authorities to shut down the facility last week.
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A major maker of influenza vaccines for the United States market said it has found that some of its new supplies are contaminated, delaying release of some 50 million doses, the New York Times reported Friday.
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The company has been rebuffed in Australia as it tries to grow.
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Health officials predict a severe flu vaccine shortage after an Emeryville company announced Tuesday that it had halted shipment of 48 million doses because of fear of contamination.
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NEW YORK - For the second year in a row, the US may face a profound shortage of flu vaccine. As a result of manufacturing problems, the biotech company that makes half of the flu shots needed in the US said it could not deliver any vaccine at all.
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The company has posted impressive growth, but the industry is struggling.
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A top world supplier of the flu vaccine had its license suspended Tuesday, drastically reducing in half the number of available doses.
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The discontinuation of Exubera, an inhaled insulin, is another black eye for Pfizer, the worldâs biggest drug company, which has recently sustained a series of reversals.
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SHANGHAI -- Looking at the facts, the past year seems to have been disastrous for Worldbest Pharmaceutical.  First, there were reports of accounting irregularities and exaggerated profit. Half the managers were fired. Then, in the summer, six people died and at least 80 fell ill after receiving an...