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Merck joins coalition backing cutting-edge vaccine plant

Merck, IBM and Battelle have signed up to partner with GE Healthcare on a $900 million vaccine plant that has been proposed by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. The partners will pay part of the cost, provided the federal government steps in with $580 million. Report

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Sanofi-Aventis and Merck have joined hands to create the world's largest animal health division. The unit will rely heavily on animal vaccines and vaccine-related products for much of its annual revenue. Report

A newborn baby in the UK was fighting for its life after a doctor injected the infant with 10 times the normal dose of a TB vaccine. Story

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Experts say there has been no sign of any mutations of the swine flu vaccine, but they add that there's no telling what could happen next year. Report

The Serum Institute of India says that its swine flu vaccine 'Fluvac' should be available around April or May. Story

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