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Japanese flu vaccine makers pump up prices 50%, drawing flak as peak season hits
In an unusual and possibly coordinated move, four Japanese flu vaccine makers hiked retail prices by 50% just ahead of the season when most Japanese start receiving their jabs, officials told the Japan Times.
China-focused Sinovac gets Beijing nod as one of four flu jab suppliers this season
China-focused Sinovac Biotech was named one of four companies selected to supply more than 1 million doses of flu vaccine to the Beijing government's seasonal prevention campaign in a further lift for domestic sourcing and a growing vaccine industry in the country.
Novavax reports PhII success for quadrivalent seasonal flu vax
Novavax is making waves in the influenza space, reporting positive Phase II results for its quadrivalent seasonal flu vaccine on Thursday.
Takeda bolsters offerings of flu vaccines
Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical has reached an agreement to distribute Kaketsuken's influenza vaccine domestically in the 2015-2016 season as the government makes a major push to cover the elderly population.
Italian officials probe Novartis for possible flu vaccine pricing fraud
Novartis is in the process of trying to hive off its flu vaccines business after selling off the rest of its vax unit to GlaxoSmithKline. But first, it may have to deal with an Italian fraud investigation over pricing on a pair of those products.
Sanofi to return to FDA with new flu vaccine data
In 2009, Sanofi made its play for the seniors flu vaccine market by introducing Fluzone High-Dose. After running a trial of 30,000 people aged 65 and older, the company is ready to go back to FDA to seek a new label for the vaccine.
GSK adding 2-D barcode to 4-in-1 flu vaccine packaging
GSK will begin adding 2-D barcodes to its Fluarix Quadrivalent 4-in-1 influenza vaccine, which the FDA cleared for shipping on Monday. Over the next 6 months GSK will add the barcode technology to the packaging of more vaccines.
Flexible flu threatens pandemic preparedness
Flu has always presented a moving target for developers, with rapid evolution keeping viruses one step ahead of vaccines. In pandemic flu, mutations could turn a relatively benign virus into one that is more virulent, capable of spreading from human to human or resistant to drugs.
Protein Sciences plans for battle with vaccine giants
After winning FDA approval for its influenza vaccine in January, Protein Sciences was faced with a problem: how to wrest market share from competitors. The task is complicated by the fact that, as yet, there is little evidence to show it is more effective than rivals.
UPDATED: GSK lawsuit shows risks of vaccine outsourcing
GlaxoSmithKline is suing Hospira for more than $25 million in damages over the quality of influenza vaccine supplies for the U.S. market. In the lawsuit, GSK alleges that Hospira hit quality problems and cancelled the contract three years before it was due to end.
