US Flu Season Slow So Far, Official Says
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The U.S. influenza season is  starting slowly but it is still too early to tell how severe  the outbreak will be as the nation faces a vaccine shortage,  the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  (CDC) said on Sunday.
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Officials from Virginia and the District said yesterday they need better cooperation from federal agencies to ensure that medicine is rushed to key government employees during a pandemic flu outbreak.
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Give the government&#39;s flu plan time to work, US Secretary of Health Tommy Thompson told local physicians and patients Monday during a Bradenton visit to stump for medical liability reform and the re-election of President Bush.
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Flagstaff Medical Center plans to place visitation restrictions starting Nov. 15 because of concerns over the impending flu season and lack of vaccine, according to a press release from the hospital.
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State officials now can track flu vaccine shipments on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention secure Web site. Health officials have been grappling with flu vaccine shortages in recent weeks.
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With flu season upon us and vaccines in short supply, talk about the flu is everywhere. Yet there&#39;s still confusion about who&#39;s eligible for the shots, what medications can help treat flu, and even what flu is.
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Americans at high risk of flu may be giving up on seeking shots because they were turned down earlier in the season or believe the shots aren&#39;t available, according to results of a US government-supported poll published today.
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Pointing to last year's early and  unusually harsh influenza season, U.S. health officials urged  Americans on Thursday to get their flu shots.
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There&#39;s so much unknown about how the nation&#39;s remaining flu vaccine will be distributed. Public health officials can&#39;t yet say when the region will receive more vaccine
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Contamination in a British factory that  supplies flu vaccine to the United States is expected to cause  some delays but no shortage of flu shots this year, federal  health officials said on Friday.
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With the peak of the flu season approaching, many Americans who should have received vaccine shots have not yet been inoculated, federal officials reported Thursday.
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The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to clear Chiron Corp.&#39;s influenza vaccine for US use this flu season, Dr. Lester Crawford, the agency&#39;s acting commissioner, said Friday.
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BETHESDA, Maryland  - A new strain of flu virus  called "A California" will be added to the mix used in the U.S.  vaccine for next season, which is already causing anxiety after  a shortage in the current season.
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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa -- Elderly Americans waiting for a flu shot should be patient -- more is on the way. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson delivered the message Friday afternoon in West Des Moines.
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Fewer than half of the Americans who most need a flu shot don't get one, federal health officials warned Thursday as they urged a special focus on babies, toddlers and the elderly when vaccinations start next month.
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Health officials are urging the public to stay patient -- even as some states are reporting a shortage of flu shots for their high-risk populations.
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More than a year after President Bush unveiled a plan for coping with a pandemic flu outbreak, the government still has limited capacity to detect a disease outbreak.