Government Commission Calls for Faster Vaccine Production Technologies
President Barack Obama declared H1N1 a national emergency this weekend, a status that will give the federal government greater flexibility and authority to contain the pandemic. But the current shortage of H1N1 vaccine underscores the severe lack of U.S. preparedness in responding to pandemics, whether through natural disease transmission or manmade bioterrorist attacks.
“Whether the threat [...]
Low Vaccination Rates Force Governments to Cancel H1N1 Flu Vaccine Orders
Just a few month ago a forecast made by analysts of Market Research Media Ltd seemed to undermine impact of the H1N1 pandemic on the vaccine market - according to this market research report “Global Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Market Forecast 2010-2015” the worldwide government spending on Pandemic Influenza Preparedness would grow at rather moderate rate [...]
