FDA approves vaccines for H1N1

Jim Marino — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:47:48 +0000

The FDA has approved injectible vaccine and a nasal spray vaccine for the 2009 H1N1. In fact, the results have been better than good. Four manufacturers, CSL Ltd, MedImmune LLC, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Ltd and Sanofi Pasteur Inc, have been given the go-ahead to manufacture them. A study carried in Australia and another one by the US National Institutes of Health indicated that healthy adults got protection from the flu with just one dose of vaccine, instead of two doses. People showed “robust” protection against the virus after about eight to 10 days of getting the vaccine shot, according to the FDA. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects about 45 million doses to be available by mid-October.

Gardasil gets through safety check

Jim Marino — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:30:10 +0000

After two years of its approval, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has detected no major problems with the safety of the HPV vaccine, Gardasil. The vaccine is used to protect against infection caused by the sexually transmitted virus, the HPV, that leads to genital warts and cervical cancer. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended the vaccination of girls at the age of 11 (much before they turn sexually active). No serious side effects have been found.

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FDA approves vaccines for H1N1

Gardasil gets through safety check