UK orders Baxter vaccine: Nation hopes it will help against bird flu. From: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) | Date: February 25, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Chicago Tribune. 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.Copyright information

Byline: Bruce Japsen

Feb. 25--Baxter International Inc.'s venture into producing a new type of flu vaccine got a boost Friday when the United Kingdom ordered two million doses of a cell-based vaccine the country hopes would be an effective preventative for Avian influenza. As confirmed cases of bird flu spread further into Europe, British health officials said the UK will pay nearly $60 million to the Deerfield-based company for a vaccine produced using cell tissues....