UPDATE 1-EU says Glaxo, Merck vaccines OK despite pig virus

Ben Hirschler
Reuters
05/21/2010

* DNA from porcine circovirus found in both vaccines

Rotavirus vaccines made by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK.L) and Merck & Co (MRK.N) are safe to use despite being contaminated with a pig virus, Europe’s drugs watchdog said on Friday.

The decision echoes a similar ruling from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week.

Glaxo’s Rotarix and Merck’s Rotateq, which is sold in Europe via a joint venture with Sanofi-Aventis (SASY.PA), target rotavirus, which can cause fatal diarrhoea. DNA from porcine circovirus (PCV) had been found in both vaccines.

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