Sanofi
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| Web site | www.sanofi.com |
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| Headquarters | Paris |
| France | |
| Ceo | Olivier Brandicourt |
| Revenue | 35. 06 billion EUR (2017) |
| Number of employees | 110,000 (2016) |
| Subsidiaries | Genzyme |
| Sanofi Pasteur | |
| Bioverativ | |
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| ID | 595643 |
About Sanofi
Sanofi S. A. is a French multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Paris, France, as of 2013 the world's fifth-largest by prescription sales. The company was formed as Sanofi-Aventis in 2004 by the merger of Aventis and Sanofi-Synthélabo, which were each the product of several previous mergers.
Largest NHS flu campaign underway
About 30 million People - almost half of the population in the UK offered the flu vaccine, has seen the biggest winter vaccination campaign in the NHS.
For the First Time , all primary school students, the vaccination is free of charge.
in addition to the children - the so-called super-spreaders, the over-65s, pregnant women and People with existing illnesses will also be offered the vaccine.
Meanwhile, the government said it was confident That the flu campaign would not be disturbed, Escape through a possible no-deal.
contingency plansthe manufacturers were asked to ensure That all supplies are in the UK on October 31, when the UK from the EU. Normally, the deliveries will continue into November and December.
Currently only one provider - Sanofi - indicated, this deadline has been missed. And a delivery of one million doses for People with long-term conditions, will not be shipped Until November .
But Sanofi added it had contingency plans in case of problems with the Dover Port and the cans was ready to fly, if necessary.
NHS staff to have the vaccination free of charge, for the protection of patients and The Publicthe Ministers have also ordered extra supplies from another manufacturer in the event of difficulties.
"Extraordinary Year "England's Deputy chief medical officer, Professor Jonathan van-Tam said there had been "robust" planning, and he was confident That there would be no problems for those who chose to be vaccinated.
"We acknowledge That it is an extraordinary Year , That is why we have The Steps we have," he said.
But the Prof Van Tam also proposals in the UK dismissed for a bad flu season.
It has been reported, in Australia, the come to the end of the flu season, has struggled and, as a result, the UK could follow suit.
But the Prof Van-Tam said the flu was "unpredictable" and the latest findings proposed flu cases had reached earlier than normal in Australia and triggers an alarm.
private PayIt is only in the last Six Years the flu vaccine to healthy children, which is the anniversary of the via a nasal spray, and this Year , the First Time it will be for all grades in primary school in the UK, was offered.
The flu programme has been extended to children, because they are more likely to the spread of The Virus between themselves and the older, more vulnerable members of the family.
can elementary school students have the vaccine in school, while The Other groups can be found in pharmacies and GPs.
People who are not in one of The Target groups can be private numbers will be vaccinated, if you want to.
Severe disease,Prof Yvonne Doyle, Public Health England, urged People to come forward for the vaccine, the NHS was able to vaccinate less than half of those in some of The Target groups of the last few years.
"Some People think That the flu like a common cold. The it is not. It is a really serious disease and can be fatal for some," She Said .
About 1,700 deaths last Year were in connection with the flu.
Dr. Jim McMenamin, Health Protection Scotland, said: "The First , the vaccine only takes a few minutes and helps protect you from the flu for about a Year . "
vaccination, flu, nhs
Source of news: bbc.com
