More Vaccine Coming; FluMist Could Fill Gap
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OMAHA, Neb. -- There was good news Tuesday for people hoping to be vaccinated against the flu, and advice for alternatives. Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson said manufacturer Aventis Pasteur
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The FDA approves a new one, boosting the number of doses ready as another flu season approaches
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Much more vaccine needs to be produced to cope with a possible pandemic of bird flu, experts warn.
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Another 1 million doses of a nasal spray influenza vaccine will be available in the United States this year, Bush administration officials said on Thursday as they sought to calm concerns about a flu shot shortage.
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in some cases by the boatload -- in search of flu vaccine. With a US shortage caused by contaminated vaccine and
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The shortage of flu vaccine has left older people and public health officials scrambling to find shots. But the limited supply could mean that more people at high risk will get the vaccine this year.
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WASHINGTON Oct. 6, 2004 - One flu shot maker will squeeze out an additional million doses this year, but it is unlikely that any more can be made, federal health officials said Wednesday.
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The elusive flu shots soon may become more widely available to the public, following meetings this week to determine their availability, at the Michigan Department of Community Health.
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US officials say manufacturer Aventis Pasteur can produce another 2.6 million doses of flu vaccine, but the shipment won&#39;t arrive in America until January.
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A new production method can ensure an ample vaccine supply this flu season.
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MedImmune Inc. will provide an additional 1 million doses of its FluMist nasal spray vaccine to the U.S. market this year to help the country cope with a shortage of flu shots, health officials said on Thursday.
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FluMist maker, MedImmune Inc, says it will deliver an extra one million doses of its nasal spray. American authorities, desperate for flu vaccines are extremely grateful - their shortfall, however, is still over 40 million doses.
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MedImmune Inc. will provide an additional 1 million doses of its FluMist nasal-spray vaccine this year to help the country overcome a shortage of flu shots, US health officials said yesterday.
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WASHINGTON Oct. 19, 2004 - Federal health officials said Tuesday that 2.6 million additional doses of flu vaccine will be available in January and they&#39;re scouring the globe for more vaccine to replace some
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The federal government will announce a plan this week to purchase additional flu shots to help relieve the nation&#39;s shortage, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.
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The flu-shot shortage makes it more imperative for elderly Americans to get a second, often overlooked vaccine that protects against a type of pneumonia germ that's a common complication of influenza.
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New research suggests that giving flu vaccine in a novel way can stretch doses and protect more people, but it didn&#39;t work as well in those over 60 and is too experimental to be used to ease this year&#39;s shortage, experts say.