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GSK takes orders for 440 million doses of H1N1 vaccine

 
• By Elizabeth Sukkar

GlaxoSmithKline has disclosed that it has so far received worldwide orders for 440 million doses of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) vaccine, an increase of 149 million doses on figures it released in August. However, other key manufacturers of pandemic H1N1 vaccines have not released aggregate figures to date.

GlaxoSmithKline has disclosed that it has so far received worldwide orders for 440 million doses of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) vaccine, an increase of 149 million doses on figures it released in August. However, other key manufacturers of pandemic H1N1 vaccines have not released aggregate figures to date.

GSK has at least 22 government orders (this does not equate to 22 countries as some have placed more than...

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