Apr 15, 2013 2:03 AM ET
A surge in bird flu cases in China increases the pandemic potential of the H7N9 strain, according to a Beijing-based supplier of influenza vaccines to the Chinese government.
Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (SVA), the first company to win regulatory approval for a swine flu shot in 2009, is preparing to make immunizations against the new virus that’s infected dozens of people in China and killed 13. The Nasdaq-traded company will hold off producing the shots until it’s received an order from the state, said Chief Execu.. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-15/bird-flu-surge-in-china-spurs-h7n9-pandemic-vaccine-preparations.html?
