FDA approves expanded label for FluMist (influenza virus vaccine live, intranasal) to include childr

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expanded use of FluMist (influenza virus vaccine live, intranasal) in children two to five years of age. FluMist is now approved for active immunization for the prevention of disease caused by influenza A and B viruses in individuals two...

Influenza Vaccine FluMist To Be Approved In Younger Children As Well

MedImmune, the company that has successfully sold flu vaccines to healthy adults in the age range of 5 to 49 is now poised on the edge of another victory . The U.S Food and Drug Administration is now about to approve the sale of FluMist targeting children younger than 5 years. This announcem...

U.S. Expects 160 Million Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine by October

...er news, as well. Maryland-based Medimmune Inc. told U.S. officials on Thursday that it expects to have 14 million doses of a swine flu version of its flumist nasal spray vaccine ready to distribute across the U.S. by October, and would have even more available if it could get the vaccine into its spray devi...

NACCHO to Support Influenza Vaccination Efforts With Donation of Up to One Million Doses of FluMist(R)

...CHO, visit: http://www.naccho.org . About flumist flumist is a live attenuated influenza virus vaccine indic...pes A and type B contained in the vaccine. flumist is contraindicated in individuals with history of ...

Longs Drug Announces Immunization Program for the 2008/2009 Flu Season

...he flu vaccine. The web-site and call center will have the most up to date information about the clinics as well as the Longs Drugs locations offering flumist and individual flu vaccinations throughout the flu season. -- FluMist, a nasal mist flu vaccine, will also be available to eligible patients at sele...

Efficacy of FluMist(R) in Children Highlighted at Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting

...hese data add to the growing body of evidence that flumist offers good protection against influenza for child...otect children against this infectious disease." flumist is different from the flu shot in that it uses liv... response to an influenza infection. Efficacy of flumist Among Previously Unvaccinated Children In a stud...

CDC Vaccine Committee Recommends More Shots for Children

...irus can be spread to others through the side effects noted by the manufacturer, runny nose and nasal congestion. FluMist's package insert states that flumist recipients "should avoid close contact with immunocompromised individuals for at least 21 days." For more information on autism, visit http://www...

MedImmune Prepared to Support Implementation of Expanded ACIP Recommendations for Influenza Vaccinations

... "We also believe that positive experiences using flumist in school-based programs point to the importance -...he nasal spray vaccine to the U.S. market in 2003, flumist has been increasingly utilized in schools, public ...ents and health care providers may appreciate that flumist works differently than the flu shot in that it use...

Schedules Revised for Flu, Meningitis Vaccines

... Goal is to make it easier for parents to protect their children, CDC says FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Expanded use of the flumist vaccine for children and revised meningococcal vaccination guidelines for teens are part of new immunization recommendations released Friday. The 2...

U.S. Advisers OK Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine for Young Children

... flumist should help kids intimidated by needles, experts s...cine advisers recommended Wednesday. Currently, flumist is only recommended for healthy people ages 5 to 4...unger than 5, but the advisers said Wednesday that flumist should prove useful for children ages 2 to 4 who m...

FluMist in Medical Technology

Research Results on FluMist Presented at National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners Conference

GAITHERSBURG, Md., March 21, 2007--MedImmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDI) announced today that researchers will present data from three key studies involving the nasal-spray flu vaccine FluMist(R) (Influenza Virus Vaccine Live, Intranasal) during the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners' ...

Data Show FluMist May Reduce Seasonal Influenza Burden Among Children in School, Daycare Settings

New Economic Analyses of School and Daycare Study Outcomes Suggest Vaccinating Against Influenza May Produce Cost Savings for Community at Large TORONTO, May 08, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MedImmune, Inc. announced today research results showing that use of FluMist(R) (Influenza Viru...

Starting Flu Vaccination in August Could Help Protect Nearly 11 Million More Children During Scheduled Doctors' Visits

...rting earlier and ending later). About FluMist flumist is a live attenuated influenza virus vaccine indic... subtypes A and type B contained in the vaccine. flumist is contraindicated in individuals with history of ...or aspirin-containing therapy. Do not administer flumist to children less than two years of age due to an i...

FluMist in Biological News

Flu shot effective against drifted influenza, nasal spray vaccine less so

...ed in children during a major drift year. However, flumist had not previously been studied head-to-head again...rculating and one type A. "On the other hand, flumist was 48 percent effective. These results may only a...udy. The live attenuated vaccine marketed as flumist was developed at the University of Michigan by Hun...

FluMist in Biological Technology

FluMist(R) Begins Shipping for 2009-2010 Influenza Season

... better prepared for the flu season ahead." flumist is available in every state through the federally ...rovides vaccines at no cost to eligible children. flumist is also covered by approximately 95 percent of pri...s which offer immunization benefits. flumist Becomes Sponsor of Women's Professional Soccer ...

Novavax Announces Appointment of John J. Trizzino as Senior Vice President, International and Government Alliances

...ate experience with the last 12 years focused on the vaccine and biotech market. He has managed a number of important flu vaccine products, including flumist and Fluviral (Flulaval by GSK), created profitable global marketing partnerships, and worked closely with public and private partners including the U....

HHS Awards MedImmune Contract to Manufacture Live Attenuated Nasal Spray Vaccine for Novel Influenza A (H1N1)

...ulatory approval can be obtained. Seasonal flumist (R) on Track to Begin Shipping in August M...of fall vaccination clinics. About Seasonal flumist FluMist(R) (Influenza Virus Vaccine Live, Intr...btypes A and type B contained in the vaccine. flumist is contraindicated in individuals with history of ...

DelSite Nasal Powder Technology Could Reduce Recently Reported Waste in Federal Vaccine Program

...ted storage and a just revised FDA label that now allows use in children under five. Last Friday, AstraZeneca announced plans to file for approval for flumist in Europe and to accelerate its launch in the rest of the world. Compared to FluMist, which is made of a live vaccine antigen in a liquid formulatio...

Vical Names Andrew de Guttadauro Vice President, Corporate Development

...t approved for use in the United States. Before joining Biogen Idec, he spent the prior year at MedImmune, where he directed marketing efforts for the flumist inhaled influenza vaccine. Mr. de Guttadauro served in various marketing positions of increasing responsibility at Amgen Inc. over a six-year period, ...