CSL Of Australia In Line To Produce World’s First H1N1 Vaccine Shot
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Australia's CSL could be the first drug maker in the world to produce a vaccine against the H1N1 influenza virus now declared to be a pandemic. At the bottom of the six largest makers of flu vaccine, CSL is pushing to have the first shots ready by mid-August, weeks before the other five. The first CSL shot is expected to be for emergency use only, since the disease in Australia is considered a harmless mild version of the virus. (Click here for more