( s already delivered severalmillion dos...)Baxter Announces Final Phase I/II Data and Initiation of Phase III,Clinical Trial for Candidate Pandemic H5N1 Influenza Vaccine,Health

s already delivered several million doses of H5N1 pre-pandemic vaccine to various governments worldwide. In 2006, Baxter entered into a pandemic preparedness contract with the Austrian Ministry of Health to supply 16 million doses of pandemic influenza vaccine in the event a pandemic is declared.

Baxter is also working with the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, in partnership with Fisher BioServices Inc., and with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with DVC LLC, a Computer Science Corporation Company, to further develop vero cell culture-based candidate pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccines.

Baxter International

Baxter International Inc., through its subsidiaries, assists healthcare professionals and their patients with the treatment of complex medical conditions, including hemophilia, immune disorders, cancer, infectious diseases, kidney disease, trauma and other conditions. The company applies its expertise in medical devices, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology to make a meaningful difference in patients' lives.

This release includes forward-looking statements concerning the company's vaccine products, including with respect to clinical trials, licensures, and the advantages of the vaccine products. The statements are based on assumptions about many important factors, including the following, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: satisfaction of regulatory and other requirements for timely commencement of additional clinical trials; additional clinical results demonstrating the safety and efficacy of the products; market acceptance of vaccines developed with vero cell technology relative to egg-based or other alternatives; continued public commitment to addressing avian flu and other pandemic threats including additional experience producing such vaccines at a large scale; and
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