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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A convenience store owner from South Jersey has been charged with smuggling flu vaccine into the United States in an effort to cash in on the national shortage of the inoculations.
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MINNEAPOLIS - A woman who gave what she said were flu shots to more than two dozen people, then fled when asked for information about her credentials, was arrested Friday, police said.
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A Norwalk doctor accused in a vaccine fraud case has been fined $30,000 and has been placed on probation for two years. Doctor Jorge Elias had been charged with billing Medicaid and other
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ATLANTA - 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 go to waste, and they are considering easing the restrictions.
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A woman who gave what she said were flu shots to more than two dozen people, then fled when asked for information about her credentials, was arrested Friday, police said.
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(12/03/04)-- In Washington State, police have arrested a woman they suspect of giving fake flu shots. They think she may be a registered nurse but police
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A 39-year-old Douglas County resident has the flu. The Douglas County Health Department ran confirmation tests on cultures Tuesday.
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Nearly 2,000 lawmakers and staffers have gotten flu shots by the Capitol's doctors, who urged them to be vaccinated--even those not in high-risk groups--because of their routine contact with children and older people.
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Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said Thursday that lawmakers on Capitol Hill who received flu shots in his office were either following federal guidelines or their own doctors' recommendations.
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A FEDERAL ADVISORY panel late last week recommended an easing of government restrictions on the nation&#39;s flu shot supply. The panel now recommends the shot for everyone age 50 and older.
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Federal health officials have created a Web site for state and local health officials to find out where, when and how many flu doses have been and will be sent to their regions.
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A federal advisory panel in the US is worried that tens of thousands of flu shots will go to waste and is recommending the government ease restrictions on the current supply of flu vaccine.
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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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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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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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The Martin County Health Department is offering flu vaccines to the public while supplies last. To be eligible, recipients must fall into one of the high-risk categories: those aged