How many manufacturers are producing vaccine?
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the approval of four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 flu virus. The vaccines are made by the following groups: Sanofi Pasteur, Inc; Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Limited; MedImmune LLC; CSL Limited. All manufacturers of the 2009 H1N1 vaccines are using the same processes used for making the seasonal flu vaccines, which have a long record of producing safe seasonal flu vaccines.
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