GSK unveils SARS vaccine plans

4 May 2003

GlaxoSmithKline says it has joined the ranks of companies pursuingtreatment and prevention options for severe acute respiratory syndrome (see also page 21).

The company's chief executive, Jean-Pierre Garnier, told a conference call on its first-quarter results (page 2) that it has initiated a program to develop a vaccine against the disease, whilst warning this will take several years to reach fruition. GSK has pledged to work with other vaccine companies to answer the threat of SARS.

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