FluMist discounts for health departments
Executive Summary
State and local health departments can purchase up to 3 mil. doses of FluMist at $20 a dose versus the usual price of $46 a dose. HHS negotiated the contract with Wyeth/MedImmune for health departments to meet increased demand for flu vaccines (1"The Pink Sheet" Dec. 15, 2003, p. 33). If all 3 mil. doses were sold, the contract would represent the majority of the 4-5 mil. doses manufactured this year. Wyeth/MedImmune had been offering $25 rebate coupons following many insurance companies' initial reluctance to cover the vaccine (2"The Pink Sheet" Nov. 17, 2003, p. 35)...