Don&#39;t Fear Lack Of Flu Vaccine, Health Officials Say
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Public health officials said most Americans need a dose of reality -- not a dose of flu vaccine. For most of us, getting a flu shot is not a life-or-death matter.
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Of the Americans who most need a flu shot, fewer than half get one, federal health officials warned as they called for special attention to babies, toddlers and the elderly as vaccinations begin next month.
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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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Forget about getting a flu shot this year unless you&#39;re at high risk of developing complications from the virus. Even then, it may be difficult to find the vaccine.
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There&#39;s no health crisis in the United States despite the flu shot shortage, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson told reporters Monday.
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The influenza vaccine given to Americans may not protect as well as expected, U.S. health officials said on Friday as the number of flu cases increased nationwide.
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The shortage of flu vaccine in the United States is &quot;not a health crisis,&quot; Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said, urging people to be patient as the government works to reallocate the nation&#39;s limited number of vaccines.
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US health officials Monday denied reports that they knew before last week that there were major production problems with a key American manufacturer&#39;s flu vaccine, which
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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.
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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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Health officials are urging the public to stay patient -- even as some states are reporting a shortage of flu shots for their high-risk populations.
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The flu vaccine shortage has prompted anxiety bordering on panic. Here&#39;s a look at some advice from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and comments from doctors and other health authorities.
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With the peak of the flu season approaching, many Americans who should have received vaccine shots have not yet been inoculated, federal officials reported yesterday.
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(10/26/04)-- Federal health officials say that senior citizens shouldn&#39;t panic over the availability of flu vaccine because more doses soon will be shipped nationwide.
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WASHINGTON - A top federal health official, lamenting "a very fragile vaccine production system," urged healthy people Wednesday to defer getting their influenza shots so medication will be available for those most at risk.   "We really need a long-term solution so we don't end up in this year-to-year situation where we don't have a reliable supply," Dr...
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A day after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated, U.S. health officials said Friday they do not expect a flu shot shortage...
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PHILADELPHIA (KYW) Federal officials say don&#39;t panic, more flu vaccine will be available this fall. It&#39;s just a question of determining where it&#39;s needed most.