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| October 11, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Byline: PAUL ELIAS

The crisis in the flu vaccine supply in the United States has led to renewed calls to modernize a half-century-old manufacturing system that relies on millions of chicken eggs and a lot of educated guesswork.

Because it takes at least six months to produce the annual flu vaccine, no manufacturer can replace the 46 million shots Chiron Corp. won't ship this season.

Citing manufacturing problems, British regulators last week shut down Chiron's factory in England where roughly 46 million doses destined for the United States had been made.

That leaves the U.S. with only 58 million shots for the more than 100 million people most vulnerable to the flu, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

"In the…

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