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WHAT'S IN THE H1N1 VACCINES?
And what do the package inserts say about safety and efficacy testing?

The U.S. Federal government purchased vaccines from Novartis (Switzerland), Sanofi Pasteur (France), GlaxoSmithKline (UK), CSL (Australia) and MedImmune (USA). All but the GSK vaccine have been approved by the FDA as of 10/9/09. All of the 4 approved vaccines are cultured on egg and none contain the controversial squalene-based adjuvants (unless the adjuvants were secretly added, which would involve a fairly complex and costly conspiracy between the 2 adjuvant makers - Novartis and GSK - the makers of the four injectable vaccines purchased by the U.S. and elements within the U.S. government). However, the CDC says the adjuvants may be added at a later date in order to stretch the vaccine supply (the adjuvants help stimulate an immune response and thus enable less vaccine antigen - killed virus or virus fragments - to be used).


H1N1 Vaccine Ingredients by Manufacturer

Novartis H1N1 vaccine insert
(The U.S. Federal gov't is paying Novartis for more vaccine ingredients than any other pharmaceutical company.)

(To view vaccine ingredients, scroll down to #11-Description on the above-linked PDF)

Testing? What testing?

8.1 Pregnancy
Pregnancy Category C: Animal reproduction studies have not been conducted with Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine or FLUVIRIN. It is also not known whether Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine or FLUVIRIN can cause fetal harm when administered to a pregnant woman or can affect reproduction capacity. Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine should be given to a pregnant woman only if clearly needed.

8.3 Nursing Mothers
It is not known whether FLUVIRIN or Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine is excreted in human milk. Because many drugs are excreted in human milk, caution should be exercised when Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine is administered to a nursing woman.


Sanofi Pasteur H1N1 vaccine insert
(The U.S. Federal gov't is paying Sanofi the second highest amount for the vaccines.)

(To view vaccine ingredients, scroll down to #11-Description on the above-linked PDF)


CSL H1N1 vaccine insert

(To view vaccine ingredients, scroll down to #11-Description on the above-linked PDF)


MedImmune H1N1 vaccine insert
(This is the live virus nasal spray which will be the first H1N1 vaccine used in the U.S. in 2009.)

(To view vaccine ingredients, scroll down to #11-Description on the above-linked PDF)

 

Read Dr. Meryl Nass's comments on these vaccines:
http://anthraxvaccine.blogspot.com/2009/09/ 4-swine-flu-vaccines-licensed-by-fda.html