Monday, May 19, 2008

GSK's flu vaccine gets EU authorisation

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK plc) announced that the European Commission has granted a marketing authorisation for its H5N1 adjuvanted pre-pandemic vaccine, Prepandrix, in all 27 EU member states. GSK is the first company to obtain a European licence for a pre-pandemic vaccine, thereby offering European governments the potential for protecting their population in advance or at the onset of an officially declared influenza pandemic.

The details can be read here.

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