It is a criminal violation of federal antitrust statutes.Price fixing also includes secret setting of favorable prices between suppliers and favored manufacturers or distributors to beat the competition. Vertical price fixing pertains to arrangements between a manufacturer, distributor, supplier or retailer.
This new estimate for the vaccine's effectiveness is slightly lower than an estimate given earlier this year, which said the vaccine was 62 percent effective. The flu shot is recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older. Pass it on: This season's flu vaccine is less effective in the elderly, making early flu treatment especially important for people in this age group. Follow MyHealthNewsDaily on Twitter @MyHealth_MHND.
When WHO officials choose the strains of influenza to include in the yearly flu vaccine, they choose two strains of influenza A (one variant of H1N1 and one variant of H3N2) and one or two strains of influenza B. Most flu vaccines contain three strains of influenza but the quadrivalent vaccine and the nasal spray vaccine, Flu Mist, contain four (two strains of influenza B instead of one).