US: Baxter in 'full production' of swine flu vaccine
14 Jun 2009 4:12 AM
DEERFIELD, Illinois, June 13 AP - Specialty drug maker Baxter International Inc says it's in "full scale" production of a swine flu vaccine that will be commercially available in July.
The company based in Deerfield, Illinois, made its announcement on Friday, a day after the World Health Organisation declared swine flu a global pandemic.
Baxter has said that its patented technology cuts in half the usual time it takes to develop a vaccine - to about 13 weeks instead of 26.
The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention reports 45 swine flu deaths nationwide.
