GSK Joins With HHS And CDC To Encourage Flu Vaccinations

21 December, 2011 (07:59) | Home Insurance | By: admin

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) joins in supporting the Department of Well being and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) first National Influenza Vaccination Week November 27 – December 3. Throughout the week, HHS and CDC will be reminding Americans of the importance of receiving an annual flu shot, while highlighting the increased availability of supply from previous years. Importantly, the agencies will also be raising awareness that seasonal influenza typically doesn’t peak until February or later, so it’s not too late to get vaccinated.

By the end of the month, GSK plans to ship most of the approximately 25 million doses of Fluarix(R) and FluLavalTM (influenza virus vaccines) that it will bring to the United States this flu season. GSK is committed to ensuring prompt delivery and appropriate allocation of its vaccine supplies and has been operating closely with distributors, customers and public well being officials to see that vaccines reach those most in need. The company plans to substantially increase its flu manufacturing capacity and to continue to expand its portfolio in the coming years.

Each year, more than 200,000 Americans are hospitalized andapproximately 36,000 die from flu-related complications. Getting the fluvaccination every year is the single best way to protect yourself and theones you love from the flu. For more information about the flu, visithttp://www.cdc.gov/flu.

GlaxoSmithKline: A Leader in Flu

GlaxoSmithKline has an active analysis and development program targetedat both seasonal and pandemic flu and has recently invested more than $2billion to expand capacity for manufacturing its flu vaccines Fluarix andFluLaval and its antiviral flu medication Relenza(R) (zanamivir forinhalation).

GlaxoSmithKline – one of the world’s leading research-basedpharmaceutical and healthcare companies – is committed to improving thequality of human life by enabling people to do more, feel better and livelonger. For company information, visit GlaxoSmithKline athttp://www.gsk.com.

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