Race Gap Closes in Vaccinations, U.S. Says
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The vaccination rate for black children in the United States has caught up to that of youngsters in other racial groups.
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The shortage of flu vaccine in the United States is &quot;not a health crisis,&quot; Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said, and he urged people to be patient as the government works to reallocate the nation&#39;s limited number of vaccines.
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NEW YORK - For the second year in a row, the US may face a profound shortage of flu vaccine. As a result of manufacturing problems, the biotech company that makes half of the flu shots needed in the US said it could not deliver any vaccine at all.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 23, 2004 - 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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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.    A record 100 million doses of flu vaccine will be available this year, the vast majority of it shipped to doctors' offices by the end of October, said Dr...
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WASHINGTON - The government said Tuesday that flu vaccine manufactured in Germany was safe enough to be used in the United States and that as many as 4 million doses would be available to alleviate the US shortage.
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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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Sept, 16, 2004 -- Shortages of a vaccine, which prevent serious and sometimes fatal childhood illness, are over. Authorities from the vaccine&#39;s maker say production of Prevnar is now back on track.
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Health officials say there is not enough flu vaccine for the area&#39;s high-risk population because of a nationwide shortage of vaccine.
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More than half of the many Americans with a relative who is at high risk of danger from getting the flu say they're worried about the vaccine shortage, according to an Associated Press poll about the crisis that has health officials scrambling for solutions and politicians blaming each other.
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With the nation facing a vaccine shortage, an uncertain allocation of prevention - who will get a shot and who will not - began in earnest.
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Fewer than half the Americans who most need a flu shot actually get one, and only a fraction of babies and toddlers - among the most vulnerable to flu&#39;s complications - were fully vaccinated
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INDIANAPOLIS---State Health Commissioner Greg Wilson, MD today issued a proclamation about the influenza vaccine shortage. The Commissioner&#39;s proclamation emphasizes the recommendations for influenza vaccination
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WASHINGTON Federal health officials warned today that fewer than half of the Americans who most need a flu shot don&#39;t get one.
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While patients are panicking over a shortage of flu vaccine in the United States, vaccination programs in Europe are progressing smoothly with a good supply of medicine, health authorities say.
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A combination drug targeted at African-Americans has dramatically reduced deaths from heart disease in trials, paving the way for a new debate over the potential for &quot;ethnic treatments&quot;.
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In the midst of the United States&#39; flu vaccine shortage, two studies have shown that the jab could still work at a fraction of its normal strength.