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Source: Wall Street Journal | Page: D3

By: McKay, Betsy

08/31/2010

An outbreak of salmonella and nationwide egg recall has created concern among consumers regarding flu vaccines, which are made by growing the virus in chicken eggs. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and vaccine manufacturers say there is no cause for concern, as the eggs used to make flu vaccines come from different farms than those sold for food. The eggs used for vaccines are fertilized, but those sold for eating are not. “The recent August 2010 salmonella outbreak in shell eggs for food consumption and subsequent recall does not affect 2010-2011 influenza virus vaccine production, safety or availability,” an FDA spokeswoman said in an email.