Health Minister Tomica Milosavljević says that Serbia will not pay for the swine flu vaccines that have not been delivered. Serbia ordered three million doses from Swiss company Novartis, but decided to cancel the order after 875,500 units were delivered.
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Consequences of vaccine import cancelation unclear
January 27th, 2010 |
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The director of Republic Institute for Health Insurance (RZZO) says the issue of compensation over swine flu vaccines “remains openâ€. Serbia originally ordered three million doses from Swiss company Novartis, but decided to cancel further acquisition of vaccines after the 875,500 units that were already shipped to the country.
Swine flu vaccine order canceled
January 27th, 2010 |
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Health Minister Tomica Milosavljević says the 857,500 swine flu vaccines delivered to Serbia had been paid in full. He also explained that further deliveries of the Novartis-produced vaccines will be canceled.
Import of swine flu shots suspended
January 13th, 2010 |
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The Serbian government has decided to suspend until further notice the purchase of swine flu vaccines. Serbia has a contract to buy some three million units from Swiss manufacturer Novartis.
Serbia to cancel purchase of 1.5mn vaccines?
January 11th, 2010 |
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Serbia could cancel the purchase of half of swine flu vaccines the country had ordered from Swiss Novartis. This could happen “most likely without paying a penaltyâ€, says Director of Republic Institute for Health Insurance (RZZO) Svetlana Vukajlović.
395,000 more vaccines delivered
January 9th, 2010 |
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The Jugohemija pharmaceutical company stated that the Torlak Immunology and Virology Institute has delivered a new shipment of swine flu vaccines. Another 395,000 doses of the Novartis vaccine have arrived, according to Jugohemija.
Swine flu vaccine to arrive in Montenegro on Dec. 15
November 29th, 2009 |
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The first shipment of swine flu vaccines will arrive in Montenegro on December 15, according to the Montenegrin Health Ministry. Some 15,000 dosages are expected to arrive in December, and another 120,000 are expected by the end of January 2010.
Swine flu vaccine shipment set to arrive
November 27th, 2009 |
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Pharmaceutical company Jugohemija will today receive the first 140,000 doses of the Novartis swine flu vaccines from the Swiss company’s plant in Siena, Italy. The vaccines will be transported by special refrigerator trucks to the Torlak Institute in Belgrade, Jugohemija has announced.
Serbia to set to buy swine flu vaccines
November 11th, 2009 |
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The director of the Serbian Republic Institute for Health Insurance will tomorrow sign a contract to buy swine flu vaccines. A commission set up to organize this has empowered Svetlana Vukajlović is to sign the deal with Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis.
Serbia to buy 3 million swine flu vaccines
November 3rd, 2009 |
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The Serbian government has decided to set up an emergency fund to finance the purchase of three million swine flu vaccines, it was announced. The as-yet-undisclosed amount of money will be spent from the budget, a statement issued in Belgrade on Tuesday explained.
Europe fast-tracking swine flu vaccine
July 26th, 2009 |
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LONDON (AP) — In a drive to inoculate people against swine flu before winter, many European governments say they will fast-track the testing of a new flu vaccine, arousing concern among some experts about safety issues and proper vaccine doses.
The European Medicines Agency, the EU’s top drug regulatory body, is accelerating the approval process for [...]
Swine Flu Profits: Drug Companies To Reap Billions
July 21st, 2009 |
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Some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies are reaping billions of dollars in extra revenue amid global concern about the spread of swine flu.
Analysts expect to see a boost in sales from GlaxoSmithKline, Roche and Sanofi-Aventis wh…