1. Because of the high military demand and short supply, BioPort does not sell the vaccine to civilians. 2. Acambis executives have not yet discussed whether they may ultimately try to sell the vaccine to consumers, Cameron said. 3. BTG plans to begin selling the vaccine as soon as possible, Berkovits said. 4. But instead, these pharmacies may have sold the vaccine to a small distributor, who then sold it to another, starting a string of sales. 5. Drug companies will want to recoup their enormous investments, and that means selling a vaccine to people who can pay for it. 6. It said it hoped to sell the vaccine to the public once it fulfills a contract to make the vaccine for soldiers. 7. So far, none of the companies has requested approval to sell the vaccine for infants. 8. --Some drug distributors exploited delays, ignoring long-standing contracts with public health agencies while selling vaccine on the open market for the highest price. 9. The Avax vaccine is only sold in Australia, but Avax expects approval in Western Europe next year. 10. The Food and Drug Administration said it gave SmithKline Beecham PLC approval to sell the vaccine. |