Sanofi Pasteur MSD submits ID flu vacc to EMEA

18 February 2008

Sanofi Pasteur MSD, a joint venture between Sanofi-Aventis and Merck & Co, has applied for European approval of the first seasonal influenza vaccine delivered by intradermal microinjection. The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has accepted the filing. Trials involving more than 7,000 participants found that the flu ID vaccine generated a superior level of seroprotective immune response against all tested influenza strains compared with standard intramuscular flu vaccination.

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