European Commission Probes Sanofi for Possible Antitrust Violations Related to Flu Shots
French pharmaceutical company Sanofi said that European Commission (EC) officials carried out unannounced inspections at its premises in France and Germany as part of an investigation into its conduct in the seasonal influenza vaccine market.1 It is not clear whether the investigation has any impact beyond Europe, but Sanofi produces influenza vaccines for the U.S. […]
FDA Approves MenQuadfi Meningococcal Vaccine for Six-Week-Old Infants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has licensed Sanofi’ SA’s four-valent MenQuadfi meningococcal vaccine for use in infants aged six weeks to 23 months old to prevent invasive meningococcal disease. Previously approved for children aged two and older, MenQuadfi is now the first meningococcal vaccine included on the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]
Merck is Sued for Injuries Caused by Gardasil
Sahara Walker was only 11 years old in 2013 when she received the Gardasil vaccine that drastically changed her life, according to the attorneys who filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin against the New Jersey based pharmaceutical giant, Merck on Nov. 18, 2020. Prior to Gardasil, Sahara was […]