AstraZeneca Launches At-Home FluMist
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AstraZeneca (LSE:AZN) recently launched "FluMist Home," an at-home flu vaccine delivery service, marking an important milestone for easier access to vaccinations in 34 U.S. states. This initiative likely contributed to its stock price increase of 12% last quarter,
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AstraZeneca, the U.K.-Swedish pharmaceutical giant, on Tuesday announced a plan to invest some $50 billion in the U.S. in a move hailed by the Trump administration — though much of what it is announcing it’s already announced before.
AstraZeneca is making flu protection more convenient with the launch of an at-home delivery option for FluMist, its nasal spray flu vaccine, the company announced Friday. On the market since 2003, FluMist was previously only available at pharmacies or doctors' offices.
FluMist has been approved since 2003, but, until last year, only for administration by a healthcare practitioner. The new nod allows adults up to 49 years old to use the nasal spray themselves, while parents and caregivers can give it to children aged 2 to 17.
He said about Britain that the firm needed “to see that there is access and a reason to invest.” This is partly a negotiating tactic to get a better deal from the British government, including on what the NHS pays for its drugs.
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