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April 16, 2013
Keys to a successful 2013 flu season: Planning starts now

In today’s world, April is the time to begin preparations for the wave of patients who will start visiting pharmacies as early as August to be immunized. On the heels of a severe flu season, past trends suggest the demand for flu shots this year will be tremendous, says Emdeon's Mike Carmody.

May 16, 2013
Doctors support Pa. bill to expand pharmacist-administered vaccinations

"Numerous" physicians in Pennsylvania are supporting a bill that would expand the range of immunizations that pharmacists can provide, a state pharmacy group said Thursday.

May 8, 2013
Takeda to acquire Colo. maker of vaccines for tropical diseases

Japanese drug maker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. will buy Fort Collins, Colo.-based vaccine maker Inviragen for up to $250 million, the two companies said Wednesday.

April 29, 2013
Fitango releases three-part child-immunization action plan

Electronic health platform Fitango is creating a three-part action plan to support childhood immunizations, the company said.

April 25, 2013
PCAN urges expansion of pharmacists' vaccination ability

A coalition of consumers, businesses and pharmacists is promoting greater access to immunizations to mark World Immunization Week, which lasts from April 24 to 30.

March 29, 2013
Pharmaca introduces travel vaccination, health consultation program

Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy on Thursday expanded its immunization offering to include travel vaccinations along with a comprehensive list of health services related to traveling abroad.

March 11, 2013
Legislation would expand Texas pharmacists' vaccination ability

Legislation proposed in Texas' state legislature would expand the range of vaccines that pharmacists can administer to children.

March 11, 2013
PhRMA: 907 biotech drugs, vaccines under development

Nearly 1,000 biotech drugs and vaccines for more than 100 diseases are currently under development, according to a new report.

March 4, 2013
WSJ: CDC sets stage for a four-strain flu shot for the next flu season

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention set the stage for the first quadrivalent influenza vaccine to be introduced in the 2013-2014 flu season, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

February 26, 2013
RxAlly, Shenandoah University pharmacy school collaborate in pneumococcal vaccination study

A Virginia-based pharmacy school will collaborate with an alliance of more than 22,000 pharmacies around the country to find ways to promote and increase pneumococcal vaccinations among elderly and high-risk people.

February 22, 2013
CDC: Effectiveness of flu vaccine in seniors only 9%

This year's triumvirate influenza vaccine was less effective in seniors as compared to the general population, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report."

February 13, 2013
NACDS touts pharmacists' role in vaccinations for House subcommittee hearing

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores made its voice heard before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on the role of pharmacists in influenza vaccination, the retail pharmacy lobbying group said Wednesday.

February 1, 2013
Survey: 1-in-5 Americans got their flu shots at a retail pharmacy

Most Americans who reported getting a flu shot in the past season received that vaccination in their physician's office. However, about 20% received their flu shot at a retail pharmacy and 12.6% at a walk-in clinic, according to an Ipsos Public Affairs poll.

January 28, 2013
FDA approves new use of Pfizer vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new use for a pneumococcal vaccine made by Pfizer, the drug maker said.

January 17, 2013
FDA approves Flublok, a trivalent influenza vaccine not made with eggs

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved Protein Sciences' Flublok, the first trivalent influenza vaccine made using an insect virus (baculovirus) expression system and recombinant DNA technology.

January 14, 2013
Enough flu vaccines to go around - just not everywhere at once

Amid an unusually strong flu season that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called an epidemic, supplies of flu vaccines are running low, and some people hoping to get immunized are having trouble finding them.

January 7, 2013
CDC launches official influenza app for health professionals

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday announced the launch of its CDC Influenza application for clinicians and other healthcare professionals on the Apple platform.

January 7, 2013
Report: Flu vaccinations to see surge in coming decade

Lingering fears of pandemic flu in the United States and a spike in flu activity will help to keep vaccination levels high, according to a new report.

December 28, 2012
Emergent BioSolutions secures manufacture and sales rights to pandemic influenza vaccine in U.S.

Emergent BioSolutions announced that it has signed a license agreement with VaxInnate Corporation under which Emergent acquired the exclusive right to manufacture and sell VaxInnate’s pandemic influenza vaccine candidate in the United States.

December 21, 2012
Returning ESI patients, strong start to loyalty program has WAG executives bullish for 2013

Though total same-store sales were down 8%, Walgreens Friday morning characterized a first quarter lifted by a steady influx of returning Express Scripts patients and driven by a steady stream of new Balance Rewards members.

December 11, 2012
Biotech company acquires vaccine from Pfizer

Biotech and vaccines company Nuron Biotech has bought rights from Pfizer for a vaccine to prevent infection by a bacteria that is a major cause of infectious disease around the world.

December 11, 2012
N.Y. Health Department urges New Yorkers to get flu shots as this season's illness rates begin to climb

The New York Department of Health on Monday announced that reported cases of influenza are increasing throughout New York, and flu activity in the state is now considered to be widespread, with laboratory-confirmed cases in more than half the regions.

December 4, 2012
CVS/pharmacy, MinuteClinic promoting importance of flu shots

CVS/pharmacy and MinuteClinic are reminding families during National Influenza Vaccination Week about the importance of receiving their flu vaccinations, and are partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the NFL Retired Players Association to increase awareness about the benefits of annual flu vaccination.

December 3, 2012
Rite Aid offers discount on influenza vaccinations as flu activity picks up

Rite Aid is offering a $5 discount on flu vaccinations through the middle of this month, the retail pharmacy chain said Monday.

November 21, 2012
FDA approves first flu vaccine manufactured by Novartis using cell culture technology

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced the approval of Novartis' Flucelvax, the first seasonal influenza vaccine licensed in the United States produced using cultured animal cells, instead of fertilized chicken eggs.

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