Safety fears cut vaccine for flu
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The British government, citing safety concerns, shuttered a drug plant yesterday that had been expected to produce nearly half of all US influenza shots this year, sending American health authorities scrambling to ensure that those in greatest danger from the flu -- the elderly and frail -- can get remaining vaccine supplies.
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US health officials shut the door Friday on the possibility of any flu vaccine from Chiron&#39;s troubled British plant ever reaching the United States this year.
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Chiron Corp. , which had to scrap its flu vaccine this season due to contamination, said on Friday it has received a warning from US regulators in connection with its shuttered vaccine manufacturing plant in England.
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HALIFAX - Clinics in two provinces have cut back on giving flu shots to everyone but high-risk patients because of fears of a vaccine shortage.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has confirmed that none of the flu vaccine quarantined by British officials is safe for use. An FDA spokeswoman says agency personnel have inspected and rejected all 46
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Baxter International has pulled its flu vaccine from a clinical trial in Britain because of side effects. Baxter, of Deerfield, Ill.
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LONDON Oct. 7, 2004 - Stunned US health officials met with British regulators Thursday to discuss the suspension of flu vaccine production that has slashed supplies across the United States and planned to
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Health officials predict a severe flu vaccine shortage after an Emeryville company announced Tuesday that it had halted shipment of 48 million doses because of fear of contamination.
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Americans' supply of flu vaccine was cut in half Tuesday as Britain abruptly shut down a major supplier just as flu season is about to begin. Facing a record shortage, U.S. health officials scrambled to reserve remaining shots for the elderly and others at highest risk from influenza.
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British authorities shut down one of two makers of the flu vaccine used in the U.S., prompting a call Tuesday for healthy Americans to delay or forgo getting a flu shot to give priority to people who are at ...
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Americans are caught between worries over the safety of the flu vaccine and fears that they will not be able to get it when they
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London - Doctors in Britain warned on Wednesday that a decision to suspend the manufacturing licence of a major flu vaccine supplier could lead to shortages of the vaccine in Britain.
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None of Chiron Corp.'s flu vaccine  made at a British plant is safe, which means the U.S. flu  vaccine supply will be half of what was expected, U.S. health  officials said on Friday.
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Millions of Americans won&#39;t get flu vaccinations this season because a major manufacturer has been shut down, cutting the nation&#39;s vaccine supply in half.
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Worried that tens of thousands of doses may go to waste, a federal advisory panel wants the government to ease restrictions on the nation's supply of flu vaccine.
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The decision by British authorities to suspend the license of a major influenza vaccine manufacturer just before the vaccine was to be shipped shows a need for better communication, acting FDA chief Dr. Lester Crawford said on Monday.
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All of Chiron Corp.&#39;s flu vaccine lots in the UK, where the company&#39;s plant was shut down by regulators, are unsafe, said Lester Crawford, acting commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration.