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.
High-dose influenza vaccine is 24 percent more effective than the standard-dose vaccine in protecting persons ages 65 and over against influenza illness and its complications, according to a Vanderbilt-led study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).tudy authors said about one-in-four breakthrough cases of influenza could be prevented if the high-dose vaccine were used instead of the standard-dose vaccine.