Flu vaccine stocks running out as demand doubles - GMA news.tv

MANILA, Philippines – At least one pharmaceutical firm has run out of stock of flu vaccines amid increasing public awareness about the Influenza A(H1N1) virus.

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An official of Sanofi-Pasteur Inc. told GMANews.TV that the demand for flu vaccines has doubled compared to the same period in 2008. However, the company refused to disclose figures on the volume of flu vaccines the firm manufactured this year. Rio Buquid, a key account specialist of the pharmaceutical firm, said that in previous years, their vaccine stock usually lasted until September. But this year, the firm’s supply was sold out by June due to increased demand brought by the global A(H1N1) virus scare, she said.

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