At Science Daily Protect Children First With H1N1 Flu VaccineAlso, at SMH Multi-dose vials cause delay in swine flu jabs
“With a large vaccination program like this, multi-dose vials are the only practical way for the manufacturer to produce sufficient quantities of vaccine,” company spokeswoman Rachel David said.
“If you pre-filled every dose into a syringe you would just never get it done. By the time you finished … this flu would have been and gone.”
Not to mention the effect on the bottom line.