MHLW To Establish ¥150 Billion Fund For Avian Flu Vaccine Production
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare proposed establishing a fund to finance manufacturing avian flu vaccines that can be produced for all citizens within six months following an avian flu outbreak. The ¥150 billion avian flu fund will be funded by special budget requests appropriated through several years. A project team inside the ruling Liberal Democrat Party has accepted the proposal. The ministry plans to use the fund to provide financial support to vaccine manufacturers that are conducting research to shorten production time from using animal cells instead of eggs. (Click here for more - Japanese language