Demand, Canada Supply Concern Cut US Flu Shot Trips
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A cruise operator ferrying US residents to Canada for flu shots said on Friday it has cut back on its popular service due to overwhelming demand and concerns about diminishing supplies north of the border.
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Canadian clinics are offering weekend flu shot sessions for desperate Americans who are unable to find the vaccine in the USA. The vaccines are being sold at CAN$50 a shot.
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The closing of the Liverpool plant, announced last week, knocked out almost half the supply of US flu shots for this season and prompted US authorities to ask healthy people to forgo or delay inoculation.
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While officials across the nation are urging healthy adults and schoolchildren to skip their annual flu shot, parents are mulling their options.     The news that British regulators have shut down a major flu-shot supplier carries particular concern in Colorado, which was the epicenter of last year's flu season with 12,885 reported cases and the deaths of 12 children...
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TORONTO (CP) - Health officials in at least a couple of provinces are worried an increased demand for flu vaccine, triggered by publicity of the shortage in the United States, may lead to a shortfall for high-risk individuals in Canada this winter.
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Millions of Americans won&#39;t get flu vaccinations this season because a major manufacturer has been shut down, cutting the nation&#39;s vaccine supply in half.
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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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ATLANTA - 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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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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OTTAWA (CP) - Canada may provide some of its surplus flu vaccine to United  States.
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Don't expect imports of flu shots from Canada or other countries to ease the crippling shortage, the nation's health secretary cautioned Thursday.
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A west coast ferry service offering US residents a short cruise to Canada to obtain much needed flu shots has ceased the popular service.
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WASHINGTON - 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 US faces a flu vaccine shortage after British health authorities on Tuesday suspended the license of one of two key makers of influenza vaccine in the country.
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With signs pointing to an early start of the influenza season, it&#39;s looking less likely the US will turn to a Canadian vaccine manufacturer to help ease the shortage south of the border.
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The government is purchasing additional doses of flu vaccine from a foreign manufacturer to help relieve the US shortage. Up to 5 million doses are available from plants in Canada
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The loss of one-half of the nation's expected flu vaccine inventory has sparked widespread public anxiety over where to find remaining vaccine and challenged health providers to get unshipped stocks to those who most need them.