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Production ends on FluShield, Pnu-Imune vaccines

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, January 7th, 2003

Wyeth (WYE) announced that it is ceasing production of two of its vaccine products - FluShield, an injectable influenza virus vaccine and Pnu-Imune, an injectable polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine for adults.

Adequate supplies of injectable flu vaccine are now available in the U.S. as a result of recent capacity increases provided by other manufacturers.

In addition, Wyeth has chosen to pursue new flu immunization technologies - specifically through its partnership with MedImmune to develop and market FluMist, an intranasal influenza vaccine. The focus on developing new vaccine products should result in better choices for physicians and patients, but requires a...

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