▁ ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ▁The ▁Food ▁and ▁D rug ▁Administration ▁( F DA ) ▁author ized ▁emer gency ▁use ▁of ▁medic ines ▁and ▁di agnostic ▁tests ▁for ▁flu . ▁( F DA ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services .) ▁The ▁F DA ▁stated ▁it ▁is ▁also ▁respond ing ▁to ▁this ▁threat ▁by : ▁working ▁with ▁other ▁government ▁ag encies ▁and ▁manufact ur ers ▁on ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁ant iv iral ▁medic ations . ▁growing ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁H 1 N 1 ▁flu ▁virus ▁and ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁make ▁v acc ine ▁seed ▁lots , ▁which ▁may ▁be ▁used ▁eventually ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁safe ▁and ▁effective ▁v acc ine . ▁helping ▁to ▁prepare ▁re ag ents ▁needed ▁for ▁v acc ine ▁production ▁and ▁coordin ating ▁closely ▁with ▁other ▁public ▁health ▁ag encies ▁for ▁clin ical ▁development ▁and ▁testing . ▁acceler ating ▁access ▁to ▁new ▁di agnostic ▁tools ▁for ▁this ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁H 1 N 1 ▁flu ▁virus ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁F DA ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁approved ▁a ▁new ▁manufact uring ▁facility ▁for ▁season al ▁flu ▁v acc ine , ▁owned ▁by ▁San of i ▁P aste ur , ▁which ▁could ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁manufact uring ▁a ▁v acc ine ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁H 1 N 1 ▁flu ▁stra in . ▁The ▁F DA ▁also ▁issued ▁a ▁warning ▁for ▁consum ers ▁to ▁be ▁w ary ▁of ▁products ▁claim ing