Novartis Does Right on Recalling and Replacing Flu Vaccinne for Children
Today the Washington Post had an article on Novartis recalling over 500,000 doses of flu vaccine intended for use in children.
500,000 Flu-Shot Doses Recalled - washingtonpost.com
The first thing to point out is the vaccines are not dangerous but had been frozen while under the control of Cardinal Health, so the problem was not with Novartis. Freezing will deactivate the vaccine so it isn’t dangerous but it would likely not protect against the seasonal flu. However, Novartis recalled all vaccine to be absolutely safe and will be replacing it. The new vaccines should be available by early November and will be handled by another distributor obviously.
I find this to be the kind of reaction that is admirable on behalf of Novartis and is to be applauded. It should also be noted that the product is labeled as from Chiron who was acquired by Novartis earlier this year.
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