CVS Corporation will stop offering flu vaccinations at its
stores following Chiron Corp. announcement that it won’t sell any flu vaccine in
the U.S. this season.
CVS said in a statement that it began its flu clinics on
Sept. 29. The Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based chain is evaluating
the remainder of its vaccine supply to determine how it will
distribute it to those most in need. None of the vaccinations
administered so far were made by Chiron, Bloomberg News reports.
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Chiron suspended sales of its flu vaccine after U.K.
regulators shut down a manufacturing plant, prompting government
officials to ask healthy Americans to postpone shots to conserve
supplies. The news sent Chiron shares tumbling 16 percent, Bloomberg reports.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which set a goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans this year, had
been counting on Emeryville, California-based Chiron for about
half of the nation’s supply. The U.S. ran out of shots for the
first time last year when the flu season, which normally runs
from November to March, started in October.
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