HHS: Foreign flu shots coming to US to ease shortage
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The Food and Drug Administration has signed off on the safety of a portion of five (m) million doses that are available from plants in Canada and Germany.
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Federal health officials said Monday that senior citizens should not panic over the availability of flu vaccine because more doses soon will be shipped nationwide.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) - The current flu vaccine shortage in the United States may soon be partially relieved by an additional five million doses from foreign vaccine makers, the US government announced on Thursday.
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LONDON - Global and 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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Up to 132 million doses of influenza vaccine, a record, should be available in the United States for the flu season, health officials said on Wednesday as they encouraged Americans to get their shots.
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WASHINGTON - The government said Tuesday that flu vaccine manufactured in Germany was safe enough to be used in the United States and that as many as 4 million doses would be available to alleviate the US shortage.
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The US will import 5.2 million flu vaccine doses from Canada and Germany if plants there pass inspection, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced Thursday.
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While patients are panicking over a shortage of flu vaccine in the United States, vaccination programs in Europe are progressing smoothly with a good supply of medicine, health authorities say.
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US Health and Human Services (news - web sites) Secretary Tommy Thompson said Monday that enough flu vaccine will be available for most people who need
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The government is purchasing as many as 5 million additional doses of flu vaccine from plants in Canada and Germany to help relieve the U.S. shortage.
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Atlanta- Two months after a flu vaccine shortage spread alarm across the country, a federal advisory panel recommended Friday that the government ease restrictions on the nation&#39;s supply and make shots available to everyone 50 and older.
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The Food and Drug Administration will announce next week whether flu vaccine can be imported from Europe and Canada to bolster dwindling US supplies.
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U.S. health officials on Tuesday  approved the importation of up to 4 million doses of influenza  vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline, bringing the U.S. total to 65  million vaccines for this flu season.
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The United States has found 5  million doses of influenza vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline Plc in  Germany and ID Biomedical in Canada and is trying to get them  for Americans, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy  Thompson said on Thursday.
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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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By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY The U.S. will import 5.2 million flu vaccine doses from Canada and Germany if plants there pass inspection, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced Thursday.
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United States health officials, taking another step to ease the season&#39;s flu shot shortage, approved the importation of up to four million flu shot doses from Europe on Tuesday for patients willing to sign a consent form.