Howard Pien
Howard Pien
action based believe concerns confined limited number problem respect testing unexpected
We believe that our confirmatory testing indicated that the problem was confined to a limited number of lots. Therefore, today's action ... is unexpected and disappointing. But we respect the regulatory authority's judgment, because we believe it's fundamentally based on concerns for safety.
among awareness consumers firm flu increased pricing remain
We think pricing will also remain firm with the increased awareness among consumers about flu vaccinations,
consider information supply update weeks
We consider 2005 supply something we will update as we have more information in the weeks to come,
changes days number produce ran took
We ran out of days ... the number of changes we have had to make took us away from being able to produce vaccine.
again healthcare help meet needs providers
We are again positioned to help meet the needs of patients, healthcare providers and customers.
key pandemic possession potential solution
We are in possession of one of the key ingredients of a potential solution to the pandemic threat.
building compelling extending growth including pipeline recently returning tremendous vaccine
Chiron has recently made tremendous strides, including returning to the U.S. influenza vaccine market, building a compelling oncology pipeline and extending our growth in the blood-testing business,
clarify hopeful number weeks
he said. ''And we are very hopeful in the weeks that come we can clarify the number much, much more clearly.