U.S. Works to Import 5 Million Flu Shots
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The Bush administration said Thursday it is working to buy another 5 million doses of flu vaccine from manufacturers in Canada and Germany, mixing the ticklish issue of prescription drug imports with the flu shot shortage.
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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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Many of the nation&#39;s remaining flu shots will be shipped directly to pediatricians, nursing homes, health departments and other places that care for high-risk patients, under
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The government is purchasing as many as 5 million additional doses of flu vaccine from plants in Canada and Germany to help relieve the US shortage.
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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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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 United States has found 5  million doses of influenza vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline Plc in  Germany and ID Biomedical in Canada and is trying to get them  for Americans, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy  Thompson said on Thursday.
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US health officials announced Thursday that they have identified more than 5 million additional doses of flu vaccine from overseas sources that may be suitable for import to the United States.
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TORONTO (CP) - Officials of the US Food and Drug Administration will inspect the Ste-Foy, Que., flu vaccine production plant of ID Biomedical next week in a bid to approve the company&#39;s surplus vaccine for importation to the United States.
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Don't expect imports of flu shots from Canada or other countries to ease the crippling shortage, the nation's health secretary cautioned Thursday.
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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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Description: The US government is working to redirect remaining supplies of the flu vaccine as it tries to ensure it reaches people who need it most: children, the elderly and people with chronic diseases.
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Many of the nation's scarce remaining flu shots will be shipped directly to pediatricians, nursing homes and other places that care for high-risk patients, under a plan negotiated between the government and maker Aventis Pasteur.
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The government is considering making commitments to buy a certain number of flu shots each year to help bolster supplies and avoid severe shortages like the current one.
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The US government is planning to purchase 5 million doses of flu vaccine from Canadian and German plants to deal with their shortages, the Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) reported Monday.
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The Food and Drug Administration will announce next week whether flu vaccine can be imported from Europe and Canada to bolster dwindling US supplies.
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The US health secretary is expected to announce an order for five million more doses of flu vaccine, but it appears they won&#39;t come from Canada.