News Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
| 2 months ago
The European Union's drug regulator recommended Friday that two swine flu vaccines be licensed in the 27-nation bloc to ensure their availability before the start of the normal flu season. The European Medicines Agency called for the vaccines made by...
News Source: Reuters
| 2 months ago
The European Medicines Agency recommended two swine flu vaccines for approval on Friday, clearing the way for vaccination programs to start within weeks. The watchdog's expert committee on new drugs said it gave a green light to the first H1N1 swine...
News Source: ITN
| 2 months ago
The European Medicines Agency has recommended to the European Commission that Pandemrix, made by GlaxoSmithKline, be granted a licence for use across Europe, including the UK. Another vaccine intended for use in the UK, made by Baxter, is still being...
News Source: BBC
| 2 months ago
An expert committee agreed that Pandemrix, made by GlaxoSmithKline, can be used in adults and children over six months old and pregnant women. The decision removes one of the last obstacles to getting the immunisation programme under way although...
News Source: BBC
| 2 months ago
A seriously ill Scottish patient is currently receiving the treatment at the UK's only such unit in Leicester. Scottish Labour has already called for the machines to purchased urgently...Ms Sturgeon said she had asked for an expert group to look into...
News Source: ITN
| 2 months ago
The Government is waiting for the go-ahead before it can be given to members of the public. If the European Medicines Agency does give the thumbs up, people in high-risk groups, such as those with asthma or diabetes, will be vaccinated first.