Nursing homes request 50,000 flu vaccine doses
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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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AUSTIN - The Department of State Health Services has expanded its priority list for flu shots recipients to include people over 50 and caregivers of those deemed high risk.
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A federal panel recommended Friday that anyone over 50 be allowed to get a flu shot, hoping to avoid widespread waste of the previously sought-after vaccine.
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Nearly 2,000 lawmakers and staffers have gotten flu shots by the Capitol's doctors, who urged them to be vaccinated--even those not in high-risk groups--because of their routine contact with children and older people.
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Local health agencies, nursing homes, long-term care centers, hospitals and some pediatricians would receive half their unfilled orders of flu vaccine under an agreement between the federal
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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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MONTGOMERY, Ala. The state health department is developing a plan to get the flu vaccine to those who need it most. State Health Officer Don Williamson says the agency will survey seven thousand doctors, hospitals
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Florida will receive an additional 440,000 doses of scarce flu vaccine by next Tuesday, bringing the total doses shipped to the state to more than a million, state Health Secretary Dr.
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MINNEAPOLIS - Many of Minnesota&#39;s nursing homes are reporting they have no flu vaccine at all - meaning the shortage could be worst among the population that needs the vaccine the most.
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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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By staff report. Palm Beach County Health Department has received about 5,000 doses of the influenza vaccine, or about half of what the county ordered, 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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Monterey County will receive about half of the 3,600 doses of flu vaccine it initially expected, but it&#39;s unclear when those doses will arrive, health officials announced Thursday.
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The Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department has received 4,500 more doses of flu vaccine, administrator Becky Barnes said Monday.
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About 440,000 doses of flu vaccine will be shipped to Florida during the next week, with 160,000 going straight to physicians and the rest to health departments, state health officials said on Friday.
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Come one, come all: After years of shortages and confusion, this fall promises plenty of flu vaccine to go around &#151; up to 132 million doses, more than the nation has ever produced.
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About 22.4 million doses of Aventis Pasteur flu vaccine that have not been shipped to customers will be redirected to public health departments, nursing homes and veterans hospitals to serve those most at risk, health officials said Tuesday.