Summary Box: State officials looking for ways to distribute flu ...
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NEW VACCINE: State officials expect to receive about 77,000 doses of flu vaccine between now and Dec. 1. That is half of what the state ordered for local health departments and visiting nurses.
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Today and tomorrow (Tuesday), the Alabama Department of Public Health will conduct a statewide telephone survey of the state&#39;s medical community to better understand how much influenza
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U.S. health officials turned to a  back-up plan for flu season on Wednesday, working to  redistribute doses of vaccine after losing half the anticipated  supply.
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The federal government's voluminous plans for dealing with pandemic flu do not adequately account for the overwhelming strain an outbreak would place on hospitals and public health systems trying to cope with millions of seriously ill Americans, some public health experts and local health officials...
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States have begun dropping their restrictions on flu shots now that falling demand has led to surpluses, and some health officials want the federal government to take similar action.
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Federal health officials have created a Web site for state and local health officials to find out where, when and how many flu doses have been and will be sent to their regions.
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Complaints are building across the country that health officials are failing to distribute the remaining flu vaccine supply quickly or equitably.
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WASHINGTON -- The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there are some cases in which the general public can receive flu shots, given that tens of thousands of doses could otherwise go to waste.
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Stephenson County, Illinois- Stateline residents, who are considered high risk for contracting the flu, will now have their chance to get vaccinated.
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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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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will distribute the country&#39;s remaining 10.3 million doses of flu vaccine to state health departments.
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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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(Lansing, October 13, 2004, 12:14 pm) State officials outlined their plan Wednesday in Lansing to battle the flu in Michigan. They expect to have about half the doses needed to combat the flu this year.
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Flu vaccines are being distributed for people considered most at risk this flu season according to new criteria released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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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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ATLANTA The federal government will soon announce the purchase and distribution plan for additional flu vaccines that will help relieve the nation&#39;s shortage.
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Oct. 12, 2004 -- US health authorities are moving to redistribute millions of units of flu vaccine in an effort to direct doses to high-risk persons who are facing severe shortages this fall, officials said Tuesday.