Novartis AG Begins Shipment to US of Fluvirin(R) Influenza Virus Vaccine With Three New Strains for the 2008-2009 Influenza Season

CAMBRIDGE, MA--(Marketwire - August 07, 2008) - Novartis announced today that it started shipments of its Fluvirin® Influenza Virus Vaccine to US health care facilities and practitioners for the 2008/2009 influenza season.