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But it should be. Buried in amongst the papers this morning was the announcement from Sanofi-aventis of their intention to donate 100 million influenza vaccine doses to the developing world via the WHO. Well done Sanofi. See if you can find it on the BBC.

Sanofi-aventis to donate 100 million doses of pandemic influenza vaccine to WHO
Sanofi-aventis CEO Chris Viehbacher announced Wednesday that the company plans to make a donation of 100 million doses of influenza vaccine to the World Health Organization to help developing countries confront the influenza A (H1N1) pandemic. Speaking at the Pacific Health Summit, Viehbacher stated that “the future of our industry is linked to the healthcare solutions that will be found for emerging countries,” and added that the donation is being made in support of WHO Director-General Margaret Chan’s “call for common action to fight the pandemic.”