Swine flu vaccine approved

18 Sep 2009, 2:10 pm   -   Source: AAP
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The vaccine, developed by pharmaceutical firm CSL, will be available later in September. (File photo: AAP)

The vaccine, developed by pharmaceutical firm CSL, will be available later in September. (File photo: AAP)

A swine flu vaccine has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Health Minister Nicola Roxon has confirmed.

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A swine flu vaccine has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Health Minister Nicola Roxon has confirmed.

The vaccine, developed by pharmaceutical firm CSL, will be available later in September.

Ms Roxon said issues concerning multi-dose vials and indemnity have both been resolved. "The government from day one has been determined to combat this disease in a sensible, clear and direct way," she said.

"The vaccine now is our best defence against the pandemic flu."

She said while the virus has been mild for most people, it has had severe effects on more than 100 children.

She said the flu has been associated with thousands of hospitalisations and 172 deaths in Australia. Worldwide there have been 3,500 deaths associated with the virus.

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