UK ministers likely to offload unwanted swine flu vaccines (Business section)

Published 11 January 2010

Following official predictions that there will be no third wave of pandemic this winter, UK ministers are preparing to offload millions of unwanted swine flu vaccines. Officials are looking at various options to sell or give off the medicines. They are considering exercising a break clause in the contract with Baxter, which supplies one of two vaccines used in the National Health Service (NHS). The government is currently in discussions with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), though there is no such clause with the company.

Soaring demand for Swine Flu vaccines to boost GlaxoSmithKline’s revenue

Published 11 January 2010

Soaring demand for GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) swine flu vaccines Pandemrix and Relenza has led to a boost in the company’s revenues Analysts say that as governments are stockpiling medicines, the company’s revenues are likely to increase by £1bn in 2010. GSK has received 22 government contracts since last summer. As the demand is about 60 per cent higher than for usual seasonal vaccines, GSK is outsourcing production to third-party manufacturers.

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