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Published 11/04/2009 by Yahoo! Canada


Medical Services Company Gets Booster Shot From Swine Flu Vaccine

An ill wind is blowing some good McKesson's way.

First, San Francisco-based McKesson (NYSE:MCK - News), the largest health care services company in the U.S., has the contract to distribute swine flu vaccine. Add to that the government incentive for development of...

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...it devastating. "The fact that we were able to lose nearly $3 billion in revenue and still get some growth out of the business I think is a tribute to the strength of the market" he said.The company...
Medical Services Company Gets Booster Shot From Swine Flu Vaccine [Yahoo! Canada - 11/04/2009]
...months, Hill says. "For the most part, the company has tried to control expectations on H1N1 revenues" said Jefferies Clo...
Medical Services Company Gets Booster Shot From Swine Flu Vaccine [Yahoo! Canada - 11/04/2009]

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