Wyeth FluShield shipments

Wyeth-Ayerst plans to ship the first lots of its flu vaccine FluShield following FDA's Oct. 16 sBLA approval for process improvements at Wyeth's Marietta, Penn. plant. FDA released 13 lots for distribution as of Oct. 16; 55 lots of Aventis Pasteur's Fluzone and 14 lots of Powderject's Fluvirin have also been released