France: The bill of cancelled vaccines will be less heavy than envisaged

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L State is going to disburse 48 millions d euro, instead of the 358 millions envisaged initially, for the 50 million orders of vaccines against influenza A which had been cancelled, according to The Barber. French L Etat should disburse 48 millions d euro, instead of the 358 millions envisaged initially, for the 50 million vaccines against influenza A cancelled H1N1, points out The Barber in her edition of Tuesday, March 23rd, without naming his sources. Having questioned AFP not l, the ministry has not desired comment l on information. Nevertheless, the minister of Health, Roselyne Bachelot, should take stock of the situation during her audition on Tuesday afternoon in the Senate, as it is pointed out. The laboratory Novartis signed agreement of termination l with the ministry, but the two others laboratory GSK and Sanofi are always under way of negotiation with l French State, pointed out to in l AFP a source close to the file. L State had ordered 94 million doses of vaccines against influenza in the pharmaceutical laboratories, in l opportunity of l epidemic of influenza, for a sum d about 700 millions d euro. However, influenza was less virulent than envisaged and only 5,6 million persons were vaccinated. In January, Mrs Bachelot had announced the beginning of negotiations with laboratories to cancel 50 million doses. According to The Barber, negotiations are ended and l State should pay only 48 millions d euro for the cancelled doses, instead of the 358 millions pr?vus.

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