40 million doses can&#39;t be used to fight flu, he says
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The acting commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration said Friday he was &quot;pessimistic&quot; that any flu vaccine made by Chiron Corp.
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The world is unprepared for an inevitable flu pandemic that could kill tens of millions of people, but profit-driven pharmaceutical companies are putting too little
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About 75 million doses of flu vaccine will be distributed by the end of October, a near-record amount that should prevent the shot rationing seen in previous flu seasons, federal health officials said Wednesday.
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Michigan has 3.4 million people in the high-risk categories to get the flu, but only 2 million doses are available, the state health department said Thursday.
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It is unlikely that any of the nearly 50 million doses of influenza vaccine being held at a plant in England will be found safe and released to the United States, the head of the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
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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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The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged governments to provide funds to drug makers developing vaccines against a feared influenza pandemic, which could kill millions of people.
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Nov 12, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - The World Health Organization&#39;s top influenza expert warned at the end of a 2-day international meeting today that governments need to fund the development of vaccines to combat a feared flu pandemic that could kill millions
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TORONTO (CP) - Canada&#39;s chief public health officer defended on Friday the right of the country&#39;s flu vaccine manufacturer to sell surplus supply to the United States.
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Nursing homes in Michigan have requested at least 50,000 additional doses of flu vaccine, state health officials said Friday. Dr. Dean Sienko, the department&#39;s top medical executive, said
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With Chiron (CHIR ) suddenly unable to supply some 48 million flu-vaccine doses, the Centers for Disease Control has recommended that only &quot;high risk&quot; people be vaccinated.
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GENEVA - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged governments to provide funds to drug makers developing vaccines against a feared influenza pandemic, which could kill millions of people.
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The world is unprepared for an inevitable flu pandemic that could kill tens of millions of people, but profit-driven pharmaceutical companies are putting too little research into the development of vaccines, ...
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Instead of an expected flu shot shortage, the vaccine is piling up at doctors&#39; offices and clinics. The declining demand has state health authorities talking about dropping the recommended age limit for a flu shot to 50 and older from 65.
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The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to clear Chiron Corp.&#39;s influenza vaccine for US use this flu season, Dr. Lester Crawford, the agency&#39;s acting commissioner, said Friday.
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GENEVA -- The U.N. health chief on Wednesday harshly criticized countries that do not share their H5N1 virus samples, accusing them of crippling the world in the fight against a possible flu pandemic.
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WASHINGTON Oct. 6, 2004 - One flu shot maker will squeeze out an additional million doses this year, but it is unlikely that any more can be made, federal health officials said Wednesday.