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21 Nov 2012 10:32 #112077
by Nargis
This is jus gross
RelatedRelated Stories Fighting the flu External Links FDA approves first seasonal influenza vaccine manufactured using cell culture technology (Note:CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external links.)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has approved the first seasonal flu vaccine made using animal cell technology, rather than the half-century egg method.
The FDA approved Novartis' Flucelvax to prevent influenza in people 18 years and older.
The new method has been promoted by U.S. health officials because it is faster than egg-based production and could speed up manufacturing in the event of a pandemic.
In the older method, virus samples are injected into specialized chicken eggs and incubated. The egg fluids are later harvested, concentrated and purified into the vaccine.
With cell technology, small amounts of virus are put in fermenting tanks with nutrients and cells derived from mammals. The virus is then inactivated, purified and put into vaccine vials. © The Associated Press, 2012
RelatedRelated Stories Fighting the flu External Links FDA approves first seasonal influenza vaccine manufactured using cell culture technology (Note:CBC does not endorse and is not responsible for the content of external links.)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it has approved the first seasonal flu vaccine made using animal cell technology, rather than the half-century egg method.
The FDA approved Novartis' Flucelvax to prevent influenza in people 18 years and older.
The new method has been promoted by U.S. health officials because it is faster than egg-based production and could speed up manufacturing in the event of a pandemic.
In the older method, virus samples are injected into specialized chicken eggs and incubated. The egg fluids are later harvested, concentrated and purified into the vaccine.
With cell technology, small amounts of virus are put in fermenting tanks with nutrients and cells derived from mammals. The virus is then inactivated, purified and put into vaccine vials. © The Associated Press, 2012
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21 Nov 2012 13:08 #112095
by Nargis
i think the flu shot is soooo disgusting
however the problem is that i had to take several vaccines before going to india and i can only imagine what the hell those were made with
however the problem is that i had to take several vaccines before going to india and i can only imagine what the hell those were made with
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