Flu Shot Shortage Becomes A Reality In The US
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The lack of available flu vaccine in US this flu season means a substantial portion of the population will not be protected against influenza infection.
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SAN FRANCISCO: The crisis in the flu vaccine supply in the US has led to renewed calls to modernise a half-century-old manufacturing system that relies on millions of chicken eggs and a lot of educated guesswork.
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With roughly 38,000 more doses of flu vaccine flowing into the state, officials are now pleading with those at risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu to get a shot.
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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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The sudden, major flu vaccine shortage that shocked health authorities last week highlights two vulnerabilities in the nation&#39;s immunization system: a reliance on a few private manufacturers that use old technology, and government&#39;s faith that companies
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Americans' supply of flu vaccine was cut in half Tuesday as Britain abruptly shut down a major supplier just as flu season is about to begin. Facing a record shortage, U.S. health officials scrambled to reserve remaining shots for the elderly and others at highest risk from influenza.
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While most of the country is in the midst of an influenza vaccine shortage, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued priorities for who should get immunized this flu
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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, urging people to be patient as the government works to reallocate the nation&#39;s limited number of vaccines.
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NEW YORK - If the United States wants to avoid future shortages of flu vaccine it must take steps to draw drug companies back into the business of making the inoculations, flu experts say. In a bad year, the stakes could be higher than just saving people from fever, headaches and a runny nose...
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A health scare in Washington state over fake flu shots appears to be over with news that the injections were, in fact, real after all.
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The flu shot shortage offers some food for thought for investors.
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In October and November Americans stood in line for hours to get one of the precious few flu shots. But now that more vaccine is available &#151; with a few million more doses expected from British and German suppliers &#151; demand is dwindling.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - The current flu vaccine shortage in the United States may soon be partially relieved by an additional five million doses from foreign vaccine makers, the US government announced on Thursday.
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Public health officials said most Americans need a dose of reality -- not a dose of flu vaccine. For most of us, getting a flu shot is not a life-or-death matter.
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VANCOUVER (CP) - Americans seeking flu shots due to a shortage in the United States arrived at a special travel clinic in Vancouver Saturday to get immunized.
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The current US flu vaccine shortage shows perfectly how poorly the world is prepared to handle the next global epidemic of influenza, health experts said on Sunday.
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Federal health officials are scrambling to handle an unexpected shortage of flu vaccine, but it is too early to know how the situation will affect local supplies.