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The Motley Fool January 13, 2004 Alyce Lomax	MedImmune's Sticker Shock Price cut for FluMist is reportedly in the works.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2004 Alyce Lomax	MedImmune Under the Weather After short-term setbacks, the biotech turns to the long term.
The Motley Fool January 16, 2007 Brian Lawler	MedImmune's Improved Flu Vaccine One of the three most important traits for a drug's success is convenience in dosing, so investors should be mindful of the FDA's actions on FluMist, MedImmune's nasal spray vaccine, in the coming months.
BusinessWeek March 29, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	Recovery At MedImmune? Flu season is over, but it was a disaster for the No. 6 U.S. biotech, MedImmune (MEDI ). Its ballyhooed FluMist, a nasal-spray flu vaccine, was a flop -- which sent the stock reeling, from 42 in June to 23 now. As a result, some pros are buying: David Katz of Matrix Asset Advisors is confident MedImmune can turn FluMist around, by pricing it lower and educating doctors and consumers about the product.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2004 Charly Travers	MedImmune's Big Gamble FluMist may not be worth the gigantic R&D investment.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2006 Brian Lawler	MedImmune Is Easy to Resist Despite the prospects from sales of two new vaccines, it's hard to feel better about this stock.
The Motley Fool April 12, 2004 Charly Travers	Bargain Hunting in Big Biotech MedImmune's recent FluMist troubles may have created a buying opportunity for long-term investors.
The Motley Fool May 17, 2007 Brian Lawler	MedImmune Gets the Thumbs-Up An advisory panel recommends expanded use for one of MedImmune's drugs.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2004 Dave Marino-Nachison	Schein Over Europe On Friday, dental and medical products distributor Henry Schein completed the purchase of a set of European operations with roughly $340 million in sales for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30
The Motley Fool October 5, 2004 Alyce Lomax	No Cheer for Chiron A U.K. regulatory body suspended its manufacturing license because of contamination. The company's misstep adds up to another rough flu season.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2006 Brian Lawler	MedImmune's Mediocre Quarter Some patient folks may be willing to wait on MedImmune to turn things around and justify its high valuation, but most other investors should be able to find better value elsewhere in the biotech industry.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Charly Travers	Synagis Has Some Legs Left The mature drug still generates big numbers for MedImmune. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Worries for Wyeth Despite pain-free vaccine, the drug maker's results are still painful.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2004 Charly Travers	Patience With MedImmune While MedImmune has one of the top-selling biologic drugs in the industry, the growth in revenues and earnings is a bit sluggish for what many biotech investors are looking for.
The Motley Fool December 26, 2006 Brian Lawler	2006 in Review: MedImmune Will the years ahead continue to be positive for the biopharma? Next year's guidance is for revenue to grow 15% over the $1.3 billion that is expected in 2006. Investors should watch to make sure this is possible.
The Motley Fool April 24, 2007 Brian Lawler	MedImmune Not Immune to Takeovers MedImmune shops itself to AstraZeneca. MedImmune investors appear to be getting a pretty sweet deal.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2009 Brian Orelli	Here Come the Swine Flu Vaccines Drugmakers moved one step closer to getting swine flu vaccines into your arm with approvals by the Food and Drug Administration.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2007 Brian Lawler	MedImmune Brings Home the Bacon The drugmaker announces preliminary first-quarter financial results.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2004 Rich Duprey	Chiron Sneezes, Investors Catch Cold British authorities shut down the pharmaceutical's only U.S. flu vaccine manufacturing facility. This may in fact be an opportunity to scoop up a beleaguered stock at fire sale prices.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2005 Rich Duprey	Chiron's Bird Flu Contract As Asian bird flu becomes the crisis du jour, this flu vaccine biotech is awarded a hefty contract.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2010 Brian Orelli	The End of a Swine Flu Era A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel recommended yesterday that next year's seasonal flu vaccine contain the vaccine for the H1N1 virus, aka the swine flu.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2007 Brian Orelli	Get Your Uncle to Pay for Your Capital Improvements MedImmune and Sanofi-Aventis recently announced that they had convinced the U.S. government to pick up a majority of the tabs to renovate their plants. There aren't too many industries where you can invest in companies that get free money from the government.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2005 Brian Gorman	Flu Vaccines' Unhealthy Competition The vaccine business is notoriously tricky. Given the nature of the business, respectable returns are predicated on high volumes. New competitors in the flu-fighting niche could make all companies worse off.
Health October 2007 Sarah Clachar	Read this BEFORE you get a flu shot The flu vaccine may not be as good -- or as safe -- as you think.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2005 Rich Duprey	Chiron's Sickly Forecast The flu vaccine maker further reduces its estimated dose production. With its earnings release due next week, perhaps Chiron was simply preparing investors for a jolt.
Chemistry World January 22, 2013 Andrew Turley	Flu vaccine without the eggs approved Flublok from US biotech Protein Sciences has become the first flu vaccine made using an insect virus to win marketing approval in the US.
BusinessWeek January 15, 2007 Gene G. Marcial	A Buyer For MedImmune? The crowd prodding MedImmune to put itself on the block is apt to get bigger - even though the seventh-largest U.S. biotech has rejected such a move.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2005 Rich Duprey	Will Flu Vaccine Catch Cold? The CDC says we may have as many as 97 million doses this year, but that's a best-case scenario. This year again, it's Chiron causing the uncertainty.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2005 Rich Duprey	Chiron's Tragic Quarter The biotech vaccine maker barely breaks even but boasts of its ability to meet full-year expectations.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2005 Rich Duprey	Glaxo's Flu Vaccine Booster The drug giant's return could give the U.S. flu vaccine market a shot in the arm.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2005 Rich Duprey	Chiron Ready to Fly Flu vaccine maker readies first shipments as flu season begins and avian flu fears rise.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2003 Alyce Lomax	Glaxo to Tackle SARS The drug giant readies to confront what is either a high-profile threat, or so last year.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2004 Brian Gorman	ID Biomedical's Shot in the Arm The company appears well-positioned for the coming years, but it may be best to stay cautious on the company.
The Motley Fool August 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Forget Swine Flu: The Big Money Is Here Vaccines are pharma's, and possibly investors', best friend.
BusinessWeek April 4, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	Schein Gets Over The Flu Henry Schein, the top producer of flu vaccines in the U.S., reported notable fourth-quarter earnings despite the mandated stoppage of vaccine production last year.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Swine Flu Just Isn't Bringing Home the Bacon Looks like that one-time boost from sales of swine flu vaccine may not add much to the bottom lines of vaccine makers like GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, sanofi-aventis, and Novartis.
The Motley Fool January 5, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Quidel Gets Infectious A maker of diagnostic tests gets a boost on flu-test outlook.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2004 Rich Duprey	Chiron Crisis Creates Investor Opportunity As flu vaccine maker flames out, other companies may step in to fill the void.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2004 Pedro Zuloaga	Investor, Check Your Sources The author uses a movie, a funeral home, and a popular flu vaccine to share one of the most important lessons he has learned about investing: Always check your sources.
BusinessWeek October 25, 2004 John Carey	A Booster Shot For Vaccines New technology could speed the development of vaccines and keep the medicine chest stocked.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Brian Lawler	MedImmune Wants a Mate The biopharma announces the hiring of investment bankers to look for a possible acquirer. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek October 22, 2007 Catherine Arnst	Roll Up Your Sleeve, Gramps A graying population may create a huge market for vaccines that buttress aging immune systems.
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2005 Anthony Tao	The Avian Few: Is it Too Late for Pharma to Re-enter the Vaccine Fray? Small profit margins and high litigation risks drove most companies out of the vaccine business decades ago. As a possible pandemic looms, pharma re-enters the fray. Is it too late?
The Motley Fool May 30, 2007 Brian Orelli	MedImmune's FDA Roller Coaster The vaccine maker is having its share of ups and downs, courtesy of the FDA. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2007	A Shot of Income for MedImmune: Fool by Numbers The pharmaceutical released earning for the fourth-quarter 2006: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
Chemistry World April 24, 2007 Victoria Gill	AstraZeneca Scoops up $15.6 Billion Vaccine Business AstraZeneca has joined the race to scoop up acquisition opportunities in the biologics sector with a $15.6 billion deal to buy U.S. vaccines and biotechnology company MedImmune.
Chemistry World February 2006	Editorial: Fighting Avian Flu Participants at a world avian flu conference in Beijing committed to increasing cooperation on global vaccine and anti-viral research and development.
BusinessWeek October 24, 2005 John Carey	New Vaccines For A Pandemic Using DNA, vast amounts of flu vaccine could be made quickly. But will the drugs work?
The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Brian Orelli	Cold HIV Vaccine Gets Frozen Phase 2 clinical trials of Merck's HIV vaccine were frozen, leaving the door open for other drugmakers that have vaccines of their own in early trials. Investors, take note.
AskMen.com	1 Million Swine Flu Cases? Swine flu has infected as many as 1 million Americans, U.S. health officials said Thursday, adding that 6 percent or more of some urban populations are infected.