300,000 at high risk won&#39;t get flu shots
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MONTGOMERY - Alabama will have more than 300,000 sick and elderly - about one-third of the state&#39;s high-risk population - go without flu shots this year, State Health Officer Don Williamson said Wednesday.
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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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The federal government has diverted 300,000 doses of the flu vaccine originally meant for federal employees and the military to high-risk civilian groups, such as people older than 65 and
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More than half of all elderly or chronically ill adults have not even tried to get flu shots, and health officials are now worried that doses of the vaccine could go to waste.
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The staggering loss of half the nation&#39;s flu vaccine supply has turned medical advice on its head: Healthy Americans should skip flu shots, the government is urging, but only so the sick and elderly can get theirs.
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The kickoff to Milwaukee&#39;s annual flu shot campaign took a blow Tuesday as the manufacturer of half the nation&#39;s flu vaccine said it would not ship nearly 50 million doses.
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Description: Minnesota is seeing a surplus of flu shots for high-risk patients, some of whom are forgoing the shots so others can have them.
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If you&#39;re a healthy adult, you&#39;d better avoid co-workers with a cough, because chances are you won&#39;t be able to get your flu shot this season.
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THURSDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- Federal health officials estimate that 94.9 million U.S. adults and children are at high risk for influenza and should be vaccinated.
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October means Flu season is coming. But unfortunately for a lot of people, Flu vaccines are not. There&#39;s basically a 50-50 chance that your doctor won&#39;t have the vaccine.
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More than a million people risk their health every year by not taking the offer of a flu jab, the chief medical officer says.
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WASHINGTON - Of the Americans who most need a flu shot, fewer than half actually get one, federal health officials warned Thursday as they called for special attention to babies, toddlers and the elderly as vaccinations begin next month.
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You can pray you don&#39;t get the flu, but some places of worship are being extra-careful so you don&#39;t catch a bug during the nation&#39;s worst flu vaccine shortage ever.
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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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With Chiron (CHIR ) suddenly unable to supply some 48 million flu-vaccine doses, the Centers for Disease Control has recommended that only &quot;high risk&quot; people be vaccinated.
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At least half of the young children who are supposed to get annual flu shots have not been doing so. Among children with chronic medical conditions such as asthma and heart disease, about two-thirds are missing out on the vaccine.
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Of the Americans who most need a flu shot, fewer than half actually get one, federal health officials warned Thursday as they called for special attention to babies, toddlers and the elderly as vaccinations begin next month.