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9.5M vaccine doses donated to Global Eradication Initiative.(Brief Article)
2002 SEP 18 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Chiron Corporation (CHIR) announced that the company's vaccine business unit will donate 9.5 million doses of poliomyelitis (polio) vaccine to the polio Global Eradication Initiative during the summer months.
The donation will fulfill Chiron's 1996 commitment to donate 30 million doses of polio vaccine to the initiative for international vaccination campaigns.
"Chiron Vaccines made an ambitious pledge to help eradicate this crippling disease, and we are so proud to demonstrate that we will fulfill that pledge," said John Lambert, president, Chiron Vaccines. "At Chiron, we are committed to making a difference in people's lives. We feel that this vaccine program is one very tangible way to live up to our commitment."
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