The US Food and Drug Administration Wednesday approved the H1N1 influenza vaccine from four different manufacturers, clearing the way for the vaccine to be administered as soon as enough of it is available in that country. But authorities in India said there is still some time before a vaccine is available here.

New Delhi: GlaxoSmithKline announced on Monday a single shot of its H1N1 swine flu vaccine will be enough to protect people from the virus. Glaxo

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GLAXOSMITHKLINE (GSK) and Roche, the two original drugmakers of swine flu drugs, have said they have no immediate plans to launch their drugs in the Indian retail market as priority is to supply to governments globally. This leaves five Indian generic companies

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A total of 10.5 lakh Oseltamivir capsules are being supplied across the country for the treatment of the swine flow affected patients.

The World Health Organisation will provide all necessary assistance to Bangladesh in preventing the spread of swine flu virus.

The assurance came when Executive Director of WHO Margaret Chan paid a call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her suite at Hotel Kempinski here Thursday afternoon (local time).