H1N flu: the destruction of the vaccine against the rest completed by late November

PARIS - Vaccines against H1N1 pandemic influenza delivered during the 2009/2010 and unused, have been destroyed by the end of November, "according to the schedule ever," said Thierry Coudert Monday, the president of the organization responsible for managing inventory.

Of the 94 million doses ordered by the government, 44 million were delivered, the health minister at the time, Roselyne Bachelot, has canceled the rest of the commands.

Nearly 6 million people have been effectively vaccinated (one or two doses). 12.6 million doses have been given to the World Health Organization and 314,000 sold in Qatar, and Monaco.

Remaining 18.9 million doses to be destroyed, according to expiration date of his arrival, told AFP M. Coudert, President of the creation of preparedness and response to health emergencies (Eprus).

The destruction by burning will be completed on 30 November, he said, confirming a report in Le Parisien.

The cost of this destruction "is estimated at 60,000 euros," he said.

The Court of Auditors was € 382.7 million of the cost of vaccines for the government, including the amount of compensation paid to the laboratories for canceled orders.

In a report last October was estimated at "at least 61 euros without taxes," the cost of each dose, at an average price of the delivered dose of 7.2 euros.