Government Warns of Unlawful Flu Vaccines
The government is warning health workers and the public to beware of peddlers of illegal flu vaccine trying to take advantage of current shortages.
“Reports we’re following up on indicate that the demand is so high that people are apparently willing to obtain the vaccine in any number of ways other than through legitimate channels,” said Steven Masiello, who is overseeing the Food and Drug Administration’s investigations.
The FDA has licensed three flu vaccines for U.S. use: Shots sold by Aventis Pasteur as Fluzone and Chiron Corp. as Fluvirin, and the nasal spray FluMist, made by MedImmune Inc.
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