Data: Too few get flu shots
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Fewer than half the Americans who most need a flu shot actually get one, and only a fraction of babies and toddlers - among the most vulnerable to flu&#39;s complications - were fully vaccinated
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CHICAGO A Dutch study on the effectiveness of flu shots in the elderly shows the seriousness of the vaccine shortage in the US. The study found that elderly people who got any flu shots from 1996 to 2002 were 22 percent less likely to die from any cause.
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Aug 27, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Close to half of the nation&#39;s influenza vaccine doses will be shipped later than expected this fall, but everyone who wants a flu shot should ultimately be able to get it, federal health officials said today.
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Health officials say there is not enough flu vaccine for the area&#39;s high-risk population because of a nationwide shortage of vaccine.
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OTTAWA - A Decima Reseach poll shows that two out of three Canadians didn&#39;t get their flu shot this year. The poll of 1,015 Canadians suggests that despite repeated media advertisements extolling the benefits
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Up to 132 million doses of influenza vaccine, a record, should be available in the United States for the flu season, health officials said on Wednesday as they encouraged Americans to get their shots.
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At least half of the young children who are supposed to get annual flu shots have not been doing so. Among children with chronic medical conditions such as asthma and heart disease, about two-thirds are missing out on the vaccine.
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WASHINGTON Federal health officials warned today that fewer than half of the Americans who most need a flu shot don&#39;t get one.
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Jack Bond's hospital pharmacy needed 2,800 flu shots, but his supplier couldn't provide them. Plenty of other distributors were ready to meet his needs, though &#151; for a price: as much as &#36;600 for a vial of 10 flu shots that normally costs around &#36;80.
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With flu shots in short supply in the U.S. this year, places that are able to offer them have been mobbed by vaccine seekers.
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The shortage of flu vaccine has left older people and public health officials scrambling to find shots. But the limited supply could mean that more people at high risk will get the vaccine this year.
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Americans at high risk of flu may be giving up on seeking shots because they were turned down earlier in the season or believe the shots aren&#39;t available, according to results of a US government-supported poll published today.
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Only 48 percent of Ohioans at high risk for flu complications - including fatal pneumonia - were able to get a flu shot this fall, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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A day after half the nation&#39;s flu vaccine was barred from the market, doctors, hospitals and senior citizens scrambled to track down scarce flu shots on Wednesday, but often were shut out.
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A new study shows how important it is for the elderly to ensure they receive an annual flu shot. Dutch researchers analyzed the health records of 26,071 individuals aged 65 years or older from 1996 through 2002, of whom 3485 died during follow-up.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Too many Americans aren't getting vaccinated for the flu, including those most at risk -- seniors, children and health-care workers -- U.S. health officials warned Wednesday.
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MONDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A sophisticated statistical analysis finds that influenza vaccination is not as effective at reducing deaths among older Americans as the raw numbers might imply.