Flu Shots Will Be Earmarked for Neediest
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The remaining flu doses that have yet to be shipped will be earmarked specifically to the areas and the people who need them most, according to a joint announcement Tuesday
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Companies that make flu vaccines can  "borrow" U.S. government supplies of the shots to redistribute  under a new federal plan to deal with an initial immunization  shortage, officials said on Thursday.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said the flu vaccine will be available for most people in need and advised seniors to stop standing in long lines to get shots.
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WASHINGTON - 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.    A record 100 million doses of flu vaccine will be available this year, the vast majority of it shipped to doctors' offices by the end of October, said Dr...
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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 - As concerns rise that tens of thousands of doses of flu shots could go to waste, federal officials were considering changing their advice on who should get the shot.
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Giving care home staff flu jabs can cut the number of illnesses and deaths among residents.
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Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are now worried that tens of thousands of doses could go to waste, and they are considering easing the restrictions.
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Health officials are scurrying to secure flu vaccines so the elderly, who are most vulnerable to influenza, have first access to shots after the nation's supply was cut in half.
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In the face of heavy demand for flu shots, the province advised health care officials Friday to temporarily allow only those at high risk to have access to the public vaccine supply.
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Government guidelines are expected next week to help better organize flu-vaccination clinics and avoid misery, chaos and even death as people have waited hours to get a shot.
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U.S. health officials worked to redistribute flu vaccine to the neediest as worried Americans took matters into their own hands, heading across borders to Canada and Mexico to get shots on Friday.
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Doctors, nursing homes and other private health care providers in Florida can expect about 370,000 new doses of flu vaccine to arrive soon.
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Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are now worried that tens of thousands of doses could
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There should be plenty of flu vaccine to go around this year, unlike last year when supplies ran out. About 100 million doses of vaccine will be produced this year.
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Just days after health officials announced that there would be plenty of flu vaccine to go around this winter, they now say there will only be enough to vaccinate those in &quot;high risk&quot; groups.
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U.S. health officials said Tuesday that they planned to steer scarce flu vaccine supplies to nursing homes, pediatricians and hospitals as the company that caused the disruptive shortage disclosed it was under ...