US hopes to import 5.2 million flu shots
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The US will import 5.2 million flu vaccine doses from Canada and Germany if plants there pass inspection, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced Thursday.
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WASHINGTON - The United States will receive some relief from its flu-shot shortage in the form of up to 4 million new doses, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.
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Nearly 3.2 million influenza vaccine doses were shipped this week to health providers serving high priority groups as part of the plan announced on October 12 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Aventis Pasteur.
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ATLANTA -- The nation&#39;s health department is checking companies in Canada and Germany that may be able to provide 5 million flu shots.
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(Washington-AP, December 7, 2004, 9:42 am) The government plans to announce the purchase of more flu vaccine Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration has signed off on the safety of a portion of five million
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Tuesday the US will immediately buy 1.2 million doses of the vaccine, called Fluarix, from Germany, and more could be on the way.
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Canadian clinics are offering weekend flu shot sessions for desperate Americans who are unable to find the vaccine in the USA. The vaccines are being sold at CAN$50 a shot.
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United States health officials, taking another step to ease the season's flu shot shortage, approved the importation of up to four million flu shot doses from Europe on Tuesday for patients willing to sign a ...
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Tony Holler thinks there&#39;s still an even chance US regulatory authorities will find a way to import his company&#39;s surplus influenza vaccine to help fill a gaping void created by the unexpected loss of half the US annual supply of flu shots.
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FDA officials on Tuesday are expected to announce whether they will allow four million to five million doses of flu vaccine manufactured in Europe and Canada to be imported for use in the United States, HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson said Friday in his
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Canada may have more than 2 million doses of surplus flu vaccine to help the United States battle a serious shortage, health officials said Monday, although US officials have
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Aventis-Pasteur will supply the U.S.  market with an additional 2.6 million doses of flu vaccine  beyond what the company already has promised, Health and Human  Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said on Tuesday.
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U.S. health officials, taking  another step to ease the season's flu shot shortage, approved  the importation of up to 4 million flu shot doses from Europe  on Tuesday for patients willing to sign a consent form.
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U.S. health officials are talking with several flu vaccine producers worldwide in hopes of securing doses to protect millions left vulnerable when manufacturing problems cost the country half its supply.
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WASHINGTON Dec 6, 2004 - The government is purchasing additional doses of flu vaccine from a foreign manufacturer to help relieve the US shortage.
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Canada has about 2 million doses of surplus flu vaccine that could be sent to the United States, according to Canada&#39;s public health officer, David Butler-Jones.
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Federal officials said manufacturer Aventis Pasteur will provide the 2.6 million doses to augment existing supplies in the United States.