Remedies for flu vaccine shortage
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Doctors are pestering salespeople at drug maker Roche for samples of Tamiflu, an anti-viral flu medication made in Boulder. Boulder retailer Pharmaca is seeing a run on homeopathic remedies to stave off the flu.
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MedImmune Inc. said yesterday that it is evaluating whether it can help stem a threatened flu vaccination shortage by producing more doses of its inhaled vaccine FluMist after a request from federal officials.
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(Sept. 29) -- Flu season is upon us. But the question is -- will there be enough flu vaccine to go around? Last year&#39;s shortage is causing a lot of people to worry.
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With flu vaccines in short supply, federal health officials are advising the nation's elderly to get vaccinated against pneumonia, the most common serious complication of the flu.
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WASHINGTON Dec 6, 2004 - The government is purchasing additional doses of flu vaccine from a foreign manufacturer to help relieve the US shortage.
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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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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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in some cases by the boatload -- in search of flu vaccine. With a US shortage caused by contaminated vaccine and
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By Karen Pallarito, HealthDay Reporter    HealthDayNews -- Determined this cold season to nip your sneezing, runny nose and scratchy throat in the bud before those nasty respiratory symptoms sideline you?    There's a broad array of cold remedies you might want to try, ranging from over-the-counter preparations to basic ingredients tucked away in your kitchen pantry.    So what'll it be? A combination pain reliever and nasal decongestant? Vitamin C and echinacea? Tea with honey? A brimming bowl of chicken soup?     It turns out the best advice for dealing with the misery of a cold is the same principle mothers often apply when trying to coax their unruly toddlers to take a nap: Whatever works...
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BOSTON - By giving flu shots in a different way, public health officials may be able to double the availability of scarce influenza vaccine, new research suggests.
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A severe vaccine shortage has turned the flu shot into a hot item that&#39;s hard to find in Central New York. Public flu shot clinics are drawing larger than normal crowds even though the flu season hasn&#39;t started yet.
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WASHINGTON - Federal health officials are urging doctors to restrict flu shots to those patients at highest risk from influenza, an appeal for voluntary rationing after the nation's vaccine supply was abruptly cut in half.    British regulators unexpectedly shut down a major flu-shot supplier Tuesday, citing manufacturing problems at the Chiron Corp...
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The sudden, major flu vaccine shortage that shocked health authorities last week highlights two vulnerabilities in the nation&#39;s immunization system: a reliance on a few private manufacturers that use old technology, and government&#39;s faith that companies
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WASHINGTON - The United States will receive some relief from its flu-shot shortage in the form of up to 4 million new doses, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday.
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Alternative remedies abound, but which actually work?.
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The flu-shot shortage makes it more imperative for elderly Americans to get a second, often overlooked vaccine that protects against a type of pneumonia germ that's a common complication of influenza.
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OLYMPIA -- With an acute shortage of flu vaccine this year, authorities are warning consumers to be on the alert for price-gouging or practitioners using old, diluted or counterfeit vaccine.