Four Shops Vie For New Flu Drug

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NEW YORK — Four New York shops remain in the running to handle ad duties on FluMist, a new flu vaccine from Wyeth Laboratories and MedImmune that will be delivered as a nasal spray, sources said.

The shops are Foote, Cone & Belding, McCann-Erickson, Saatchi & Saatchi and Euro RSCG MVBMS Partners, said sources. Final presentations are scheduled for the week of Oct. 14, with a decision shortly thereafter.

Billings have not been determined but sources estimated that the client would spend $30-40 million to launch the brand.



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