Veterans, Babies Head U.S. Flu Priority List
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Veterans' hospitals,     pediatricians, nursing homes and the U.S. military head the  list of those getting flu vaccine first this year under a plan  to make up for the loss of half the country's supply, officials  said on Tuesday.
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U.S. health officials said Tuesday that they planned to steer scarce flu vaccine supplies to nursing homes, pediatricians and hospitals as the company that caused the disruptive shortage disclosed it was under ...
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The U.S. military will give flu  shots to troops in Iraq and other key areas overseas and to  high-risk family dependents, but thousands of others will go  unprotected this year, the Pentagon said on Thursday.
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Tripler Army Medical Center has received enough vaccine to resume flu shots for high-risk military personnel and their dependents and is offering clinics for children and adults this month, officials said yesterday.
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With the peak of the flu season approaching, many Americans who should have received vaccine shots have not yet been inoculated, federal officials reported today.
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AUSTIN - The Department of State Health Services has expanded its priority list for flu shots recipients to include people over 50 and caregivers of those deemed high risk.
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Sept. 23, 2004 -- More American children need to get the flu vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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MISHAWAKA, Ind. -- People most vulnerable to contracting the flu should not be standing in long lines for the vaccine because there should be enough for all who need it, federal officials said today.
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Warnings of a possible worldwide flu outbreak have local health officials spreading the word: Get in early for a vaccination. County health officials say preparation is essential since the Centers
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Up to 132 million doses of influenza vaccine, a record, should be available in the United States for the flu season, health officials said on Wednesday as they encouraged Americans to get their shots.
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The flu vaccine shortage the United States is experiencing demands that everyone remain calm and give those at highest risk of serious illness or death first chance in line.
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Long lines of vulnerable seniors waiting for flu shots helped to prompt Tuesday&#39;s quick and very public announcement. &quot;We need, all of us, to take a deep breath,&quot; said Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson.
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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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Officials said that most healthy adults should delay or skip flu shots so that people most at risk can get scarce supplies.
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TAMPA, Fla. - US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Monday that enough flu vaccine will be available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to get a shot.
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Fewer than half of the Americans who most need a flu shot don't get one, officials warned as they urged a special focus on babies, toddlers and the elderly when vaccinations start next month.
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Many of the nation&#39;s remaining flu shots will be shipped directly to pediatricians, nursing homes, health departments and other places that care for high-risk patients, under