Fines, Jail Used to Enforce Flu Shot Rules
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LANSING, Mich. - Thinking of trying to wheedle a flu shot from your doctor even though you're not at high-risk for flu complications? Forget about it in Michigan...
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MINNEAPOLIS -- A woman suspected of running an illicit flu shot clinic in Minneapolis has been freed from jail after posting $10,000 bail.
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There are concerns in at least two US cities that residents who thought they were getting flu shots may have been injected with something else.
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Federal agents confiscated hundreds of doses of flu vaccine after the hard-to-get medication was smuggled into New York last week, the Department of Homeland Security said yesterday.
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WASHINGTON -- The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there are some cases in which the general public can receive flu shots, given that tens of thousands of doses could otherwise go to waste.
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The federal government is using money that was intended for vaccinating children to pay for experimental flu vaccines for adults, health officials said.
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Canada&#39;s Alberta and Ontario provinces are cracking down on the growing number of US residents driving across the border to obtain flu shots.
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New Jersey Health Commissioner Clifton Lacy now has legal control over the short supply of flu vaccine in New Jersey, thanks to an emergency bill pushed through the Legislature.
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TRENTON, NJ -- New Jersey officials now have some muscle to control the flu vaccine shortage. Gov. James McGreevey has signed into law emergency legislation that would fine doctors $500 who inoculate low-risk people.
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For two months, Victoria Aldrete has rung up doctors, pharmacies and local clinics trying in vain to find a flu shot. On Tuesday, she finally got the protection she was looking for -- and some peace of mind.
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The Jefferson County Department of Health will begin making flu shot appointments Monday for Thursday and Friday, 8 am to 4 pm Shots will be available only to people in high-risk categories: children 6-23 months; adults 65 and older; anyone older than 2
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Who should get the flu shot first: A sick nursing-home resident or a toddler? A pregnant woman or a jail inmate with AIDS? Those are the choices health officials across the country
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A Norwalk doctor charged in a vaccine fraud case has been fined $30,000 and has been placed on probation for two years.
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SACRAMENTO The state&#39;s top health official has ordered doctors and health care workers to reserve flu shots for high-risk patients such as the elderly and young children.
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The Collier County Health Department has received a small supply of flu vaccine and will schedule appointments soon to vaccinate high-risk individuals who are still waiting for the immunization.
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A couple of weeks ago Michelle Torgerson gave the shots to students and staff at Augsburg College. Officials suspected the shots were not the flu vaccine and arrested Torgerson on possible theft and drug charges.
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A federal panel recommended Friday that anyone over 50 be allowed to get a flu shot, hoping to avoid widespread waste of the previously sought-after vaccine.