Sanofi Pasteur To Donate 60 Million Doses Of H5N1 Vaccine To WHO Over 3 Years For Its Influenza Vaccine Global Stockpile
Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of sanofi-aventis Group, announced yesterday its commitment to donate 60 million doses of H5N1 vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO) over 3 years for the establishment of an H5N1 vaccine global stockpile. “The H5N1 virus is currently circulating in some of thepoorest regions of the world and an outbreak of pandemic influenza would mostlikely hit populations living in areas with limited access to vaccines.
