Hundreds wait in line for flu shot
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Hundreds of people in Goldsboro lined the Wayne County Health Department building Tuesday for a shot at getting the flu vaccine. The one-day flu clinic helped to vaccinate more than 700 people.
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At least 150 people, most of them elderly, showed up at the Santa Clarita Senior Center for flu vaccinations Saturday, the first of two flu shot clinics scheduled at the center.
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TAMPA, Fla. - US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Monday that enough flu vaccine will be available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to get a shot.
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October 18, 2004 - Senior citizens are waiting in long lines for flu shots in Chicago and across the country. The shortage is creating a mad dash to get the vaccine.
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With roughly 38,000 more doses of flu vaccine flowing into the state, officials are now pleading with those at risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu to get a shot.
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Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are now worried that tens of thousands of doses could
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Around the country, tens of thousands of senior citizens have hunted down and lined up for flu vaccinations over the past several weeks, with many turned away at the clinic doors.
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Instead of an expected flu shot shortage, the vaccine is piling up at doctors&#39; offices and clinics. The declining demand has state health authorities talking about dropping the recommended age limit for a flu shot to 50 and older from 65.
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There should be plenty of flu vaccine to go around this year, unlike last year when supplies ran out. About 100 million doses of vaccine will be produced this year.
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Federal health authorities are considering broadening the range of people who can get flu shots because of an unexpected quantity of unused vaccine.
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In October and November Americans stood in line for hours to get one of the precious few flu shots. But now that more vaccine is available &#151; with a few million more doses expected from British and German suppliers &#151; demand is dwindling.
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LAFAYETTE, Calif. -- A 79-year-old woman who stood in line outside a supermarket for more than five hours waiting for a flu shot collapsed and later died, the woman&#39;s daughter said.
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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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There&#39;s enough flu vaccine available now for seniors and others at high risk, but many have given up trying to get a shot, worried health officials said yesterday.
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Up to 132 million doses of influenza vaccine, a record, should be available in the United States for the flu season, health officials said on Wednesday as they encouraged Americans to get their shots.
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Midstate health officials said Thursday that not enough high-risk people have signed up for flu vaccine, and they hope to avoid having a surplus.
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More than 100 million doses of   influenza vaccine, the largest number ever shipped, will be   available for the U.S. market this flu season, the U.S. Centers   for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday.