Shots Urged as Flu Rates Rise
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Recent flu seasons dominated by more severe strains of flu and an aging US population that&#39;s more vulnerable to disease have caused a jump in the number of hospitalizations and deaths from the respiratory illness.
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Instead of an expected flu shot shortage, the vaccine is piling up at doctors&#39; offices and clinics. The declining demand has state health authorities talking about dropping the recommended age limit for a flu shot to 50 and older from 65.
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If you&#39;re in a group considered vulnerable to flu, two government physicians have some reassuring words for you. Chances are good you&#39;ll be able to receive a flu shot this year
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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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The government is seriously considering making commitments to buy a certain number of flu shots each year to help bolster supply and avoid severe shortages like the one now, officials said Thursday.
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U.S. officials who just weeks ago worried that the nation's flu shot supply would run short said on Friday they are expanding the group of people who should get the vaccine so that doses do not go to waste.
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Fearing that a flu vaccine shortage  may turn into a glut, the Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention said on Wednesday more people should get shots so  the vaccines don't go to waste.
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Nearly 20,000 more doses of flu vaccine are expected in Sedgwick County between now and early January, so on Monday the Sedgwick County Health Department will resume giving flu shots.
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Fearing that a flu vaccine shortage may turn into a glut, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday more people should get shots so the vaccines don't go to waste.
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The number of seniors vaccinated for  flu and pneumococcal infections rose in most of the United  States last year, but remained below the government's target  for this high-risk group, federal officials said on Thursday.
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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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The Palm Beach County Health Department expects to receive as many as 40,000 doses of flu vaccine in the next week. They say they soon will begin distributing the vaccines to medical providers and those most at risk of contracting the disease.
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People 50 and older will be able to get flu shots next week from Sangamon County&#39;s two public health departments. The Springfield and Sangamon County departments of public health are expanding the groups of
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State health officials will now be allocating flu vaccines as high-risk individuals seek out the remaining supply of shots, federal health officials said Tuesday.
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With the winter influenza season just around the corner, health officials are urging parents and doctors to vaccinate even very young children to prevent a repeat of
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It should have been health officials&#39; dream year -- Americans flocking to clinics, rolling up their sleeves and demanding flu shots.
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PITTSBURGH -- Flu season typically peaks between December and March, and so now is the time that those most at risk need to get the shot.