Demand, Canada Supply Concern Cut US Flu Shot Trips
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A cruise operator ferrying US residents to Canada for flu shots said on Friday it has cut back on its popular service due to overwhelming demand and concerns about diminishing supplies north of the border.
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Demand for flu vaccine for high-risk individuals in British Columbia has risen sharply, partly because of US citizens crossing the border for shots, health officials say.
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The United States is facing a major shortage of flu vaccines after one of the world&#39;s leading suppliers said it would not provide any this season.
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The federal government is purchasing additional doses of flu vaccine from a foreign manufacturer to help relieve the US shortage. Up to 5 million doses are available from plants in Canada and Germany, but
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Canada has responded with mixed reactions to the shortage of flu vaccine in the United States and to President Bush&#39;s suggestion that Canada could fill the gap.
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States have begun dropping their restrictions on flu shots now that falling demand has led to surpluses, and some health officials want the federal government to take similar action.
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Just weeks ahead of flu season US health officials are scrambling to manage a record shortage of influenza vaccine. The US supply was cut in half Tuesday when British regulators abruptly shut down major flu-shot supplier Chiron Corp.
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OTTAWA - Canada could use its surplus of flu vaccine to help the US with its shortage, federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh said Monday.
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Global and US health officials warned Tuesday of major flu shot shortages after British health officials abruptly pulled the license of the maker of half the US vaccine just as flu season was about to begin.
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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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OTTAWA (CP) - Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh says he believes Canada has a surplus of flu vaccine that could be provided to the United States, but probably not enough to meet the US demand.
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With signs pointing to an early start of the influenza season, it&#39;s looking less likely the US will turn to a Canadian vaccine manufacturer to help ease the shortage south of the border.
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Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are worried that tens of thousands of doses could go to waste, and they are considering easing the restrictions.
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WASHINGTON - Americans' supply of flu vaccine was abruptly cut in half Tuesday, prompting the government to ask most healthy adults to delay or skip flu shots so that the elderly and others most at risk from influenza can get scarce supplies.    British regulators unexpectedly shut down a major flu-shot supplier Tuesday, prompting a record shortage in this country just as flu season is about to begin...
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The flu vaccine shortage has US companies bracing for a surge in costly sick days and lost productivity. The closure earlier this month of Chiron Corp.
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Don&#39;t expect flu vaccines from Canada and overseas to fill the void left by the British government&#39;s decision to shut down a major US supplier, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson said Thursday.
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OTTAWA (CP) - There may be over two million doses of surplus flu vaccine in Canada to send to the United States where there is a serious shortage, says Canada&#39;s public health officer.