Mass vaccination against flu could reduce the pressure on hospitals from a second wave of the pandemic this winter. The world’s leading manufacturers of infl
Mass vaccination against flu could reduce the pressure on hospitals from a second wave of the pandemic this winter.
The world’s top flu vaccine makers have produced a record number of doses for the 2020-2021 season, officials said, hoping to relieve hospitals of flu patients as the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to continue. 19 recovers.
A total of 194 to 198 million doses of the vaccine will be produced for the 330 million Americans this season alone, up from 175 million last year, an increase of 11%, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Diseases (CDC).
The giant of the CVS pharmacy chain, where the vaccines are made without glue, ordered a double dose compared to 2019, $18 million.
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Manufacturer Seqirus reports 15% higher production (60 million doses) compared to 52, as does Sanofi ($80 million vs. 70). Globally, the French group recorded growth of 20%.
“We’ve had tremendous requests from our customers,” said Michael Greenberg, North American vaccine medical director at Sanofi Pasteur, which is one of the top three manufacturers along with Seqirus and GSK. Sanofi shipped its first batch on July 22, three weeks earlier than in 2019.
“Very worried”
The flu killed between 24,000 and 62,000 people in the United States last year. By helping to free up hospital beds, flu vaccination is considered one of the public health measures to mitigate the Covid-19 epidemic.
“I am very concerned about the fall,” Lawrence Gostin of Georgetown University told AFP, calling in the medical journal Jama for a strong offensive vaccination campaign or school vaccination requirements. “People don’t think about the flu, they don’t think about Covid.”
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Americans are already among the most vaccinated in the world against flu: vaccination is recommended starting at six months of age, when other countries, including France, recommend it for people at high risk of complications, including those over 65 years.
Results: 63% of children and 45% of US adults were vaccinated in 2018-2019. — and 68% of those over 65, compared to half in France. But this year, Americans will have to change their habits. “Many people normally get vaccinated at work or on campus, but many businesses or schools are closed,” warns Lawrence Gostin.
A good year for the flu?
The industry is ready: In February and March, the World Health Organization and national health authorities will select the four strains of influenza virus most likely to circulate next winter in the Northern Hemisphere.
Hundreds of millions of eggs, the traditional environment for incubating viruses before inactivation and vaccines, are delivered to laboratories, then production continues through the spring, until the syringes fill up in the summer.
For Sanofi in the United States, all of this happens at two plants in Pennsylvania and New York state. The same one that could produce a future vaccine against the new coronavirus. But right now there is no competition,” said Michael Greenberg, and the US government donated $2 billion to the group to expand its product lines.
“We have everything we need and are working closely with our vial and syringe suppliers for years to come,” said Dave Ross, director of business operations for Seqirus in North America, about the glass and other dispensing materials that will be key to the future. vaccine. against covid An optimistic scenario for winter is also possible: the movements of the barrier and the opening of the mask should reduce the frequency of all respiratory viruses, including flu.
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“Hopefully, all of this will pay off and there will be less flu,” says Henry Bernstein, School of Medicine, Hostra/Northwell, also a member of the Immunization Practices Advisory Council.
Date Updated: August 16, 2020, 4:58 PM
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