Italy-Citizens Urged to not Purchase and to not Use Novartis Influenza Vaccines

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Urgent: Citizens Urged to not Purchase and to not Use Novartis Influenza Vaccines

Press Release n. 216 – October 24 2012



The Ministry of Health and Italian Agency for Drugs Safety (AIFA) ordered the immediate precautionary interdiction to use the following seasonal influenza vaccines, until further investigations will be done:
Agrippal;
Influpozzi sub-unit;
Influpozzi adjuvanted;
Fluad.
Concerned citizens are urged to not purchase and to not use the above vaccines until a new pronouncement by the Ministry of Health.

The interdicted vaccines have been made by Novartis company.

The AIFA, on the basis of the documentation presented by the company, ordered additional investigations on the quality and safety of such vaccines, because of the possible increased reactogenicity of them, or their ability to cause adverse reactions and side effects.

The Minister of Health, professor Renato Balduzzi, is closely following the situation. Further details will be available later this day.
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