Chiron Recalls MMR Vaccine...Or did they?

EMERYVILLE, Calif., March 16, 2006-- Chiron Corporation (NASDAQ: CHIR)
today announced that it is recalling and withdrawing its measles, mumps
and rubella (MMR) vaccine, MORUPAR®. Chiron supplied approximately 5
million doses of MORUPAR vaccine in 2005, providing most of its production
to a limited number of developing countries, largely via the United
Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Pan American Health Organization
(PAHO), and approximately 450,000 doses to Italy.

The results of routine pharmacovigilance surveillance in Italy suggest
that MORUPAR vaccine may be associated with a higher reported rate of
adverse events following immunization than other MMR vaccine products.


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