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Friday, May 9, 2008

More flu vaccines next season

Flu vaccine companies expect to make a record number of doses for next flu season. Today's announcement by Atlanta based Centers for Disease Control comes amid concerns that demand may drop because this year's vaccine was largely ineffective. The CDC says five companies plan to make at least 143 million doses for the 2008-2009 season.

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