Industry's concern over flu outbreak
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Members of the UK poultry trade brace themselves for the impact of avian flu on business after the discovery of the H5N1 strain in Suffolk.
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Concerned health officials began investigating on Friday what went wrong at a British vaccine plant where half the U.S. flu shots were made, and called on more companies to get into the vaccine business.
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LONDON -- British health officials said yesterday that their American counterparts were informed in mid-September that problems at a drug manufacturing plant in northwest England could disrupt influenza vaccine supplies to the United States.
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Doctorsâ leaders warned today that the licence suspension of a major flu vaccine supplier would have a âsignificant impactâ on the UKâs immunisation programme.
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Oct. 8, 2004 -- Government health officials and vaccine manufacturers warn that they can do little to ease the expected widespread flu shot shortages announced earlier this week.
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The federal government's voluminous plans for dealing with pandemic flu do not adequately account for the overwhelming strain an outbreak would place on hospitals and public health systems trying to cope with millions of seriously ill Americans, some public health experts and local health officials...
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Is there really a threat of a widespread epidemic of flu that will affect the whole world? How soon is this pandemic coming? Is influenza cause by a virus or bacteria?
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WASHINGTON - Closing schools, restricting travel and rationing scarce medications may be the nation's first protections if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak because it will take months to brew a vaccine, say government preparations for the next pandemic.    Specialists say it's only a matter of time before the next one strikes, and concern is rising that the recurring bird flu in Asia could be the trigger if it mutates in a way that lets it spread easily among people...
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British health officials said Friday that their American counterparts were informed in mid-September that problems at a drug-manufacturing plant in northwest England could disrupt influenza vaccine supplies to ...
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The U.S. government urged employers on Tuesday to develop plans to cope with a possible flu pandemic, suggesting letting employees work from home and encouraging sick workers to stay home without reprisals.
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The federal Food and Drug Administration&#39;s ability to protect the American public is in question in the wake of the problems with this year&#39;s flu vaccine shortage and claims that it is allowing unsafe drugs to remain on the market.
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LONDON Oct. 5, 2004 - Flu shot shipments by a major vaccine supplier were blocked by British health authorities Tuesday just ahead of the flu season, immediately raising worries that there will be enough vaccine this year.
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This year's flu season has started slowly in the United States, where there are concerns about a shortage of vaccine caused by production problems at a major manufacturer, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday.
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LONDON Shipments of flu shots by a major international vaccine supplier were blocked by British health authorities just ahead of the flu season, immediately raising worries about whether there will be enough vaccine this year.
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This year's flu season has started  slowly in the United States, where there are concerns about a  shortage of vaccine caused by production problems at a major  manufacturer, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention said on Monday.
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LONDON - Flu shot shipments by a major vaccine supplier were blocked by British health authorities Tuesday just ahead of the flu season, immediately raising worries that there will be enough vaccine this year.   "The implications may be significant...
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The cost of future outbreaks of foot-and-mouth may have to be met by the industry, farmers are being told.