Flu-shot clinics canceled in wake of vaccine scarcity
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NORTH COUNTY ---- Palomar Pomerado Health&#39;s two hospitals have canceled all 78 of their flu-shot clinics and other local hospitals are taking similar steps in the wake of a critical shortage in the nation&#39;s vaccine supply, officials announced Thursday.
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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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The effects of an unprecedented shortage of flu vaccine continued to ripple Wednesday, leaving the status of the area&#39;s scheduled flu shot clinics unknown.
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Coos County Public Health has canceled all flu shot clinics due to the vaccine shortage. The department will update residents on its plans as vaccine becomes available from the state.
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HALIFAX - Clinics in two provinces have cut back on giving flu shots to everyone but high-risk patients because of fears of a vaccine shortage.
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Oct. 8, 2004 -- Government health officials and vaccine manufacturers warn that they can do little to ease the expected widespread flu shot shortages announced earlier this week.
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The shortage of flu vaccine has left older people and public health officials scrambling to find shots. But the limited supply could mean that more people at high risk will get the vaccine this year.
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LONDON - U.S. health officials warned Tuesday of major flu shot shortages after British health officials abruptly pulled the license of the maker of half the U.S...
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Home Health United has canceled the flu shot clinics scheduled for this week in the Madison area in the wake of a decision by British health officials to halt shipments of vaccine from a company
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SAN FRANCISCO -- The Maxim Health Systems flu shot clinics at Bay Area retail centers ended Saturday with one final flurry as hundreds of elderly people were turned away from a Safeway supermarket in San Francisco.
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Long lines have formed at flu clinics in retail stores, and others are being canceled for lack of vaccine. The unexpected vaccine shortage has raised many questions about how people can best protect themselves.
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SEATTLE - A ferry service that has been offering scenic cruises to Canada plus a flu shot ended the package deal Thursday. The Canadian clinic that had been providing the vaccine can no longer guarantee a
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All Things Considered, October 5, 2004 Â· The closure of a major flu vaccine manufacturer will cause major shortages during the upcoming flu season, say health officials.
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Staff Writer. With only 3,700 doses of flu vaccine available in the entire county, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Dept. has cancelled plans to offer flu shots to the public through distribution clinics.
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Good Shepherd Health System expects to run out of flu shots for the public today after people flocked to clinics around East Texas on Monday in the hopes of getting one of the scarce vaccinations.
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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 lack of available flu vaccine in US this flu season means a substantial portion of the population will not be protected against influenza infection.