Canada Probably Won&#39;t Ease Flu Shot Shortfall
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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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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, the saying goes -- but it may not always hold true when it comes to the flu.
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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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After vaccinating its own population, the Canadian flu jab leftover will not amount to much, says David Butler-Jones, Canada&#39;s Chief Public Health Officer.
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Canada has about 2 million doses of surplus flu vaccine that could be sent to the United States, according to Canada&#39;s public health officer, David Butler-Jones.
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New research suggests that the flu vaccine supply can be stretched by giving younger people smaller doses of the vaccine -- but it doesn&#39;t work on older people.
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Canada&#39;s chief medical officer of health says &quot;in theory, it makes sense&quot; to vaccinate all Canadians against the flu.
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WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration, seeking to ease a major shortage of flu shots, is in discussions with two companies that sell flu vaccine in Canada and elsewhere, and have found a few million unsold doses.
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Standard flu shots are scarce these days, but finding vaccines that don&#39;t contain a controversial mercury-based ingredient are also in short supply.
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Canada may have more than 2 million doses of surplus flu vaccine to help the United States battle a serious shortage, health officials said Monday, although US officials have
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October means Flu season is coming. But unfortunately for a lot of people, Flu vaccines are not. There&#39;s basically a 50-50 chance that your doctor won&#39;t have the vaccine.
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Facing a vaccine shortage at home,  Americans living near the Canadian and Mexican borders are  finding that the flu shots they need may be only a quick car or  boat trip away.
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A Canadian health official said Monday that Canada can provide 2 million doses of flu vaccine to remedy US&#39;s vaccine shortage.
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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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VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based firm won&#39;t sell 1.2 million doses of influenza vaccine to the United States after all, announcing Tuesday that it will sell the doses within Canada instead.
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Unfortunately, when we&#39;re talking about flu vaccinations and not Cabbage Patch dolls, the bottom line is very different for those most vulnerable to illness - the elderly and the very young.
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TORONTO -- Canadian health authorities have purchased an extra 145,000 doses of flu vaccine and are negotiating with a foreign supplier to import more if this season&#39;s high demand threatens to outstrip supplies.