Many seniors are getting shots for flu
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Many elderly residents at assisted-living centers and nursing homes in Clemmons and Davie County have received flu shots amid the nationwide shortage of flu vaccine.
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Doctors, nursing homes and other private health care providers in Florida can expect about 370,000 new doses of flu vaccine to arrive soon.
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At a health clinic off Penny Lane, the street made famous by the hometown Beatles, there are no long lines of senior citizens desperate to get their &quot;flu jabs.
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The 78-year-old Fresno resident snagged ticket Number 264 out of 300 today, allowing him to get a shot from the state&#39;s fast-dwindling supply of flu vaccine.
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LACOLLE, Que. (CP) - Several hundred seniors from northern New York state  boarded buses and arrived in this Canadian border community on Friday to pay &#36;25 US each for their flu shots.
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Giving care home staff flu jabs can cut the number of illnesses and deaths among residents.
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VICTORIA, BC -- In an outing marked by both pleasure and pain, about 130 mostly elderly men and women rode the Victoria Clipper yesterday morning bound for a flu shot in Victoria.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Too many Americans aren&#39;t getting vaccinated for the flu, including those most at risk -- seniors, children and health-care workers -- U.S. health officials warned Wednesday.
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People 50 and older became eligible for flu shots Monday after Clark County health officials revised guidelines for the influenza vaccine.
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The panel said the shots should be available to all people 50 and older and people who come in close contact with those at high risk of the viral illness.
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A Dutch study on the effectiveness of flu shots in the elderly shows the seriousness of the vaccine shortage in the US. The study found that elderly people who got any flu shots from 1996 to 2002 were 22 percent less likely to die from any cause.
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TAMPA, Fla. - US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Monday that enough flu vaccine will be available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to get a shot.
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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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Counties, doctors and assisted-living homes for seniors have requested nearly half the additional 240,000 flu shots expected to reach Arizona next month and in January.
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NEW YORK  - Ensuring that nursing home staff get their flu shots may help prevent potentially deadly outbreaks among elderly residents, a new study suggests.
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US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson said yesterday that enough flu vaccine will be available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to get a shot.
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WASHINGTON - 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.