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To: LucyT

I finally found a link to Baxter making the vaccine. This article has the most up to date news from this morning as well. Check link

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Vaccine makers are taking the initial steps toward making shots against swine flu. Baxter International Inc., a maker of both seasonal and pandemic vaccines, has requested samples of the swine virus for laboratory testing, said Christopher Bona, a spokesman for Deerfield, Illinois-based Baxter. GlaxoSmithKline Plc, based in London, has had conversations with WHO’s flu division that’s responsible for distributing flu virus samples to drugmakers, said Deborah Alspach, a spokeswoman.

Other companies that make flu vaccine include Novartis AG, of Basel, Switzerland, and Sanofi-Aventis SA, of Paris.

Roche’s Tamiflu

Roche Holding AG, of Basel, has an ample supply of Tamiflu, which can reduce the symptoms of swine flu. Roche has donated a “Rapid Response Stockpile” of 5 million treatment courses to the WHO that’s on 24-hour stand-by to be sent around the world, said Terence Hurley, a spokesman for the company. No request has been made to deploy the stockpile, he said in an email.

Glaxo also has ample supplies of its inhaled Relenza antiviral, which also appears to be effective against the swine flu in CDC tests, Alspach said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=avEHg48g1qUg&refer=worldwide


620 posted on 04/26/2009 4:26:21 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (If he wants to come by the bus after the race and get his a$$ whooped, I'll do it. - Dale Jr)
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U.S. Slow to Learn of Mexico Flu
Canadian Officials Knew of Rare Strain Before Americans Did

By David Brown

Sunday, April 26, 2009

U.S. public health officials did not know about a growing outbreak of swine flu in Mexico until nearly a week after that country started invoking protective measures, and didn’t learn that the deaths were caused by a rare strain of the influenza until after Canadian officials did.

Good time line for mexico at link...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/25/AR2009042501335.html


621 posted on 04/26/2009 4:32:39 AM PDT by WestCoastGal (If he wants to come by the bus after the race and get his a$$ whooped, I'll do it. - Dale Jr)
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To: WestCoastGal

DC

I do NOT trust the CDC or any government intervention whatsoever! Its so obvious the recent swine flu out break is a deliberate attempt to further their own evil agendas.


625 posted on 04/26/2009 7:25:15 AM PDT by katiekins1 (I Bow to No One)
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