Some Health-Care Providers Not Able To Get Flu Shots
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OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Because of the flu vaccine shortage, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are telling doctors to fend for themselves this year.
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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.
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While hospitals, clinics and nursing homes have been surveyed to determine the amount of flu vaccine they need, private doctors say they have felt ignored.
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Thousands of Douglas County residents at high risk for influenza may be unable to get flu shots this year because of a shortage of vaccine.
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Long lines have formed at flu clinics in retail stores, and others are being canceled for lack of vaccine. The unexpected vaccine shortage has raised many questions about how people can best protect themselves.
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The major providers of flu vaccinations in Erie County say they are out of doses or are nearly out of them. And they don&#39;t know when - or if - they&#39;ll be getting new supplies.
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By MICHELLE SPITZER     JOHNSTON, Iowa  -- Health officials are scurrying to secure flu vaccines so the elderly, who are most vulnerable to influenza, have first access to shots after the nation's supply was cut in half.    "We're begging, borrowing and stealing from every source we can come up with," said Paula Frank, a clinical consulting nurse for the Bishop Drumm Retirement Center...
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The shortage of flu vaccine has left older people and public health officials scrambling to find shots. But the limited supply could mean that more people at high risk will get the vaccine this year.
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Thousands of people seeking flu shots swamped public health clinics, overwhelmed telephone help lines and were turned away by hospitals, doctors and other health care providers yesterday
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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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According to Dorchester County Health Department Communicable Disease Director, Lisa Lee CRNP, &quot;We are unable to schedule flu clinics at this time, due to the recent notification of a major flu vaccine shortage.
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King County public health officials warned yesterday that a nationwide shortage of influenza vaccines would leave many local residents without access to flu shots this fall.
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The Memorial Health Center will not be able to offer any flu vaccines this semester due to lack of availability. The United States expected a record 100 million doses of flu vaccine.
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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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HALIFAX - Clinics in two provinces have cut back on giving flu shots to everyone but high-risk patients because of fears of a vaccine shortage.
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Federal health authorities are considering broadening the range of people who can get flu shots because of an unexpected quantity of unused vaccine.
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OTTAWA -- Before you pucker up under the mistletoe this holiday season, consider the following: two out of three Canadians haven&#39;t had a flu shot.