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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US Health Secretary Tommy Thompson has urged local officials to investigate reports of companies raising prices to exploit a flu vaccine shortage.
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A federal advisory panel yesterday recommended expanding the groups considered a priority for receiving flu shots if vaccine is available.
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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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There&#39;s no need to panic about flu shots, two federal health officials reassured the public Tuesday. More vaccine is coming to ensure that most people at high-risk of getting the flu with get vaccinated, they said.
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State health authorities are recommending looser guidelines for the flu vaccine, extending the injections to people down to age 50 and to certain children ages 2 to 18.
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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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State and local health departments will soon receive additional doses of the much-needed flu vaccine, but health officials say the new shipments won&#39;t be enough to meet the needs of all high-risk patients.
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Nearly 2,000 lawmakers and staffers have gotten flu shots by the Capitol's doctors, who urged them to be vaccinated--even those not in high-risk groups--because of their routine contact with children and older people.
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WEST PALM BEACH - If you fall into the high-risk categories for getting influenza, you still need a flu shot and you don&#39;t mind driving to Broward County on Thursday, you can probably get immunized for free - or for $20.
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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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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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There's still time to get a flu shot. Federal health officials reminded people Monday that the flu season usually doesn't peak until February or later. There's more than enough vaccine to go around.
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The shortage of flu vaccines this season should serve as a wake-up call about the serious challenges facing the vaccine business and the resulting threat to public health.
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Description: US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson says that when all else fails, call the government if you can&#39;t find a flu shot.
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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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Nursing homes in Michigan have requested at least 50,000 additional doses of flu vaccine, state health officials said Friday. Dr. Dean Sienko, the department&#39;s top medical executive, said