Japan Sends New Flu Virus Strains To Four Flu Vaccine Makers
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Japan National Infectious Disease Institute sent two H1N1 flu virus strains to four Japanese flu vaccine makers. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare disclosed that the two strains were from Australia's Commonwealth Serum Laboratories and New York Medical College. The target production for the new flu vaccine is July. The four makers are the Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute, Denka Seiken, the Research Foundation for Microbial Disease of Osaka University and Kitazato Institute. (Click here for more - Japanese language
Japan National Infectious Disease Institute sent two H1N1 flu virus strains to four Japanese flu vaccine makers. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare disclosed that the two strains were from Australia's Commonwealth Serum Laboratories and New York Medical College. The target production for the new flu vaccine is July. The four makers are the Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute, Denka Seiken, the Research Foundation for Microbial Disease of Osaka University and Kitazato Institute. (Click here for more - Japanese language) "Vaccine Makers Receives Flu Virus Strains" - CB News (6/8/09) |