Saturday, June 13, 2009

H1N1 (Swine Flu) Virus Experimental Vaccine Produced by Novartis — Will Likely Be Available for Sale by October 2009 at the Earliest

13 June 2009

Novartis  AG, the Swiss pharmaceuticals company has announced that it has produced the first batch of experimental vaccine for A(H1N1) or swine flu virus.  The vaccine was produced in the company's plant in Marburg, Germany.

It will be months before a vaccine is commercially available because from here, the first batch will be subjected to pre-clinical evaluation and testing. The WHO is saying  that any H1N1 vacccine will likely be ready for sale by October at the earliest.

  

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