Two Avian Flu Vaccines Among 10 New Products To Get EMA Nod

The European Medicines Agency has OKd two new H5N1 jabs, including a pandemic preparedness vaccine intended for use only if a flu pandemic is declared. Eight other products are also heading for EU-wide approval.

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EMA Has Backed two vaccines for active immunization against the H5N1 influenza • Source: Shutterstock

Two bird flu vaccines and four orphan drugs are among a host of new products on track for pan-EU approval following a thumbs up from the European Medicines Agency’s human medicines committee, the CHMP.

The two vaccines, both developed by Seqirus, are intended for active immunization against the H5N1 subtype of influenza A virus....

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