HHS invests $226M in pandemic flu shot

HHS granted Sanofi Pasteur a $226 million contract to increase the country’s capacity to produce a pandemic flu vaccine, according to AHA News.

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Sanofi will work with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to retrofit vaccine manufacturing facilities in Swiftwater, Pa. The effort will double Sanofi’s capacity to manufacture a recombinant protein-based flu shot.

The agreement gives HHS access to the drugmaker’s vaccine production capacity for up to 25 years, which translates into nearly 1 million flu shot doses for use during a pandemic.

Sanofi is the only drugmaker licensed to manufacture a recombinant flu shot in the U.S., which is much quicker to produce than traditional egg-based vaccines.

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