Here is some other vaccine news of note for the week:
> Sales of CSL’s Flucelvax quadrivalent flu vaccine were up 43% for the six months leading up to December. Brisbane Times article
> Inovio and The Wistar Institute are collaborating on two vaccines against tuberculosis and malaria, with total grants of more than $4.6 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the NIH. Release
> Three crisis management experts analyzed Sanofi Pasteur’s response to the Dengvaxia situation in the Philippines. The Wall Street Journal commentary
> FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., said his agency is working with the CDC to understand why protection offered by this year’s flu vaccine is less than optimal. Tweet
> To cope with flu vaccine shortage this year, Hong Kong health officials are considering using shots intended for the southern hemisphere. South China Morning Post article