Europe Fast-Tracking Vaccine: ; Experts Say Extensive Testing Is Unneeded
Charleston Daily Mail › July 28, 2009
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LONDON - In a drive to inoculate people against swine flu before winter, many European governments say they will fast-track the testing of a new flu vaccine, arousing concern among some experts about safety issues and proper vaccine doses.
The European Medicines Agency, the EU's top drug regulatory body, is accelerating the approval process for swine flu vaccine, and countries such as Britain, Greece, France and Sweden say they'll start using the vaccine after it's greenlighted - possibly within weeks.See the full content of this document
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Europe Fast-Tracking Vaccine: ; Experts Say Extensive Testing Is Unneeded
Dr. Keiji Fukuda, the World Health Organization's flu chief, warned about the potential dangers of untested vaccines, although he stopped short of criticizing Europe's approach outright.
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