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Groups urge FTC to investigate vaccine 'bundling'
Several watchdog groups are calling upon the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Sanofi Pasteur and Merck for allegedly forcing doctors to buy bundled vaccines.
Pfizer and GSK boost pneumonia vaccine price cuts for developing world
Just in time for the holiday season, Pfizer ( $PFE ) and GlaxoSmithKline ( $GSK ) said they are selling an additional 360 million doses of their pneumonia vaccine to a global health organization at a
Gates-funded computer model tackles vaccine woes
Vaccines spoil quickly under certain conditions and leave people who are vulnerable to disease without jabs. Now computer models developed at the University of Pittsburgh could help planners avert...
Live From BIO: Vaccines in the 21st century
CHICAGO - With new pathogens coming to the fore, new vaccines are absolutely still necessary, an expert panel said Tuesday at the BIO 2010 convention. But while opportunities exist, so do a number of
Sanofi exec, Novartis pipeline snag vaccine awards
CHANTILLY, VA - This week saw attendees gather just outside Washington, D.C. for the 2010 World Vaccines Congress to discuss the latest in the vaccine world. Although some attendees couldn't attend
Merck hires ex-CDC chief to head vaccines unit
Julie Gerberding, who headed the CDC while President George W. Bush was in office, is joining Merck as president of its $5 billion vaccines division. Gerberding, who is replacing the retiring Margie
Cocaine addiction vax trial offers some hope to users
An experimental vaccine designed to combat cocaine addiction demonstrated some promising results in a small human trial. Scientists in Texas say that the vaccine triggers the production of antibodies
Regulators approve a new jab for dogs
The USDA has approved the first new vaccine to protect dogs from the H3N8 flu virus. The virus evidently first jumped from horses to dogs about five years ago and is particularly lethal for canines
Transplant drug offers surprising boost for vaccines
A drug used to block immune cells from attacking transplanted organs also triggers the increased production of memory T-cells, and that could play a surprising role in boosting the effectiveness of
Opko Health buys vax development platform
Opko Health has decided to move into vaccine development and diagnostics following a crucial clinical trial failure in opthalmology last March. Opko licensed a new platform technology from UT
