Focus on H1N1

(2/16/2010, 12:00 a.m.)  --  For the third time in three months, Sanofi Pasteur and the CDC are notifying vaccine providers about potency issues with the manufacturer's novel influenza A (H1N1) vaccine in prefilled syringes. In a Feb. 2 health update distributed through the CDC's Health Alert Network, agency officials said all lots of Sanofi's H1N1 vaccine in prefilled syringes that were not included in two earlier recalls -- one announced on Dec. 15 and the other on Jan. 29 -- should be administered by Feb. 15 regardless of the expiration dates printed on the products' packaging. More

(1/8/2010, 12:00 a.m.)  --  The prevalence of novel influenza A (H1N1) has dictated some new twists for National Influenza Vaccination Week. The CDC and HHS launched the annual event during the 2006-07 flu season, with the goal of getting people vaccinated against the seasonal flu throughout January and beyond. More