Fears About Smallpox Shots May Put Public at Risk
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Three years after the Sept. 11 attacks and subsequent anthrax scare, medical experts are still struggling with how best to handle a widespread bioterrorism attack.
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RICHMOND, Va. State health officials are urging healthy Virginians to skip or delay getting flu shots this fall to save the scarce vaccine for people who are at high risk of experiencing serious complications if they catch the disease.
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Can a vaccine help stave off forms of the disease?
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Officials are concerned by the detection of a rare strain of H.I.V. that appears to lead to the rapid onset of AIDS, but some experts are skeptical about the alarm.
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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.
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RICHMOND -- In Virginia and 17 other states, lawmakers are considering requiring young girls to be immunized against a little-known virus that public health officials say is responsible for nearly 7,000 cases of cervical cancer each year.
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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
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An influential World Health Organization committee is sending shock waves through the scientific community with its recommendation that researchers be permitted to conduct genetic-engineering experiments with the smallpox virus.
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NEW YORK  - A variety of potentially  serious infections can occur after immunization with the  smallpox vaccine. Now, findings from an animal study suggest  that a topical form of cidofovir, an anti-viral drug, is better  than an intravenous form at treating such infections.
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Long lines have formed at flu clinics held in retail stores, and others are being canceled for lack of flu vaccine. The unexpected vaccine shortage has raised many questions about how people can best protect themselves.
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If you&#39;re in a group considered vulnerable to flu, two government physicians have some reassuring words for you. Chances are good you&#39;ll be able to receive a flu shot this year
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Karen Wilcox was bewildered and concerned when a rash appeared on her daughter Chloe&#39;s torso. The bumps resembled chicken pox, the Sandy mother thought, but her daughter had received a vaccination for the contagious disease as a baby.
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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
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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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Americans are caught between worries  over the safety of the flu vaccine and fears that they will not  be able to get it when they need it, a health official told  Congress on Tuesday.
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There have been widespread concerns that mercury-based preservatives used in vaccines might impair the neurological development of children, but the opposite seems to be true.
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The flu vaccine shortage that&#39;s stirred worries here and abroad could look mild compared to another public health crisis that might be waiting in the wings.