Public funds sought for bird flu vaccine
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Health experts and drugs companies on Friday urged rich countries to come up with public funding to spur development of a human vaccine against a pandemic strain of the bird flu virus that could kill millions of people around the world within months.
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NORTH COUNTY ---- San Diego County health officials sought to reassure the public Thursday that flu vaccine would be available to local seniors, small children and others at high risk after reports of a national flu vaccine shortage earlier this week.
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Even as U.S. health officials decide whether to approve the first bird flu vaccine, Sanofi Aventis SA and others are studying ways of fending off a pandemic with even better shots.
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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Building a stockpile of bird flu vaccine would help ensure that poor countries do not lose out if a flu virus starts killing people worldwide, the World Health Organization's top flu official said yesterday.
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While the federal government attempts to unravel reasons for the flu vaccine shortage, the American Lung Association of Arizona is encouraging citizens and lawmakers to focus on what we can all do together to improve our public health and make it a top
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Worried that tens of thousands of doses may go to waste, a federal advisory panel wants the government to ease restrictions on the nation's supply of flu vaccine.
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BANGKOK, Thailand Sept. 30, 2004 - Millions of volunteers led by emergency teams fanned out across Thailand on Thursday in a new drive to fight bird flu after the prime minister gave officials 30 days to eradicate the epidemic.
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British finance minister Gordon Brown  will propose Wednesday giving $1.8 billion over the next 15  years to a campaign to get life-saving vaccines to millions of  children in poor countries.
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Aventis Pasteur, of Monroe County, will receive $13 million to make and store 2 million doses of experimental vaccines against the bird flu.
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Health officials are urging the public to stay patient -- even as some states are reporting a shortage of flu shots for their high-risk populations.
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Millions of volunteers led by emergency teams fanned out across Thailand today in a new drive to fight bird flu after the prime minister gave officials 30 days to eradicate the epidemic.
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A federal panel recommended Friday that anyone over 50 be allowed to get a flu shot, hoping to avoid widespread waste of the previously sought-after vaccine.
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Building a stockpile of bird flu vaccine would help ensure poor countries do not lose out if a flu virus starts killing people worldwide, the World Health Organization's top flu official said Friday.
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TORONTO - Public health officials and vaccine manufacturers are trying to find ways to boost the supply of flu vaccine in preparation for a deadly new type of influenza virus.
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For the price of a postage stamp, Valley residents can buy a lottery ticket for a chance to get a flu shot if they&#39;re at risk for complications from the virus.
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Regional Health Department works to make sure that area&#39;s elderly people living in group settings receive scarce flu shots. A new supply of flu vaccine is finding its way to area nursing homes.
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The World Health Organisation says international drug companies and governments must speed up production of bird flu vaccines or risk a pandemic which could kill thousands of people.