Baxter working on vaccine to stop swine flu, but admitted sending live flu viruses to subcontractor

[proud2BlibKansan]

The OMFG moment of the century: Illinois-based Baxter working on vaccine to 'stop' swine flu outbreak in Mexico 25 Apr 2009 Specialty drug maker Baxter International Inc. will work with the World Health Organization to develop a vaccine that could stem an outbreak of a deadly swine flu strain in Mexico. Baxter spokesman Christopher Bona said Saturday that the Deerfield, Ill.-based company has asked the WHO for a sample of the flu strain. He says Baxter has patented technology that allows the company to develop vaccines in half the time it usually takes -- about 13 weeks instead of 26.

http://www.legitgov.org/baxter_flu_vaccine_260409.html

[stray cat]

1. You have to have the live virus to make a vaccine - how else can you do it?

[proud2BlibKansan]

2. I think the point is why trust a subcontractor

after all the shit we have gone through in Iraq.

At least that's how I took it. :shrug:

[dkf]

3. Since when do we rely on the Govt to develop vaccines?

Hasn't it always been "subcontracted"? Unless its some DOD thing, I would think so.

[stray cat]

It has to go to a subtractor because they have the equipment and expertise

this isn't a subcontractor like Halliburtin. Safe effective vaccine development requires expertise and "clean" factories.

[stray cat]

5. It has to go to a subtractor because they have the equipment and expertise

this isn't a subcontractor like Halliburtin. Safe effective vaccine development requires expertise and "clean" factories.

[Skink]

4. Stimulus money out there.