Waiting For A Flu Shot Turns Deadly
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An elderly woman in California has died after waiting in a long line for a flu shot. Marie Franklin, 79, was waiting in line with her husband for more than five hours at a Safeway supermarket, when she collapsed and hit her head.
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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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An elderly woman died after  collapsing during a long wait in line with hundreds of others  for scarce flu shots at a California supermarket, an official  said on Friday.
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Maricopa County is passing up 6,000 extra doses of flu vaccine, despite a waiting list of 24,000 residents wanting a shot because they are at risk for complications from the virus.
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Who should get the flu shot first: A sick nursing home resident or a toddler? A pregnant woman or a jail inmate with AIDS? Those are the choices health officials across the country are struggling
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October 18, 2004 - Senior citizens are waiting in long lines for flu shots in Chicago and across the country. The shortage is creating a mad dash to get the vaccine.
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Health officials say there is not enough flu vaccine for the area&#39;s high-risk population because of a nationwide shortage of vaccine.
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With nearly half the nationâs supply of flu vaccine quarantined, where can Americans find the doses that are available? Health officials urge them not to even try unless they fall into one of the groups at risk of serious illness from flu.
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BIRD flu has come to roost at our doorstep. This after six fatalities in Vietnam between July 30 and Aug 3, where death occurred so rapidly that laboratory samples could be collected only from one case.
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MONTREAL, Oct 17 (IPS) - One of the largest mass murderers of the 20th  century gets no respect. That, say experts, is why the temporary  shutdown of just one production plant in England has created a  drastic shortage of influenza vaccine in the United States as  winter flu season approaches.
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A state agency issued an emergency order Thursday that threatens jail time and fines for health care providers caught giving flu shots to healthy, low-risk people.
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A 79-year-old woman has died from injuries she sustained while waiting in line for a flu shot with her husband. Marie Franklin collapsed after standing in line for more than five hours at a California supermarket.
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Unlike last year when health officials urged more people to get flu vaccines, authorities are asking the public to save the supplies for those most at risk after half of the nation&#39;s anticipated supply of vaccine became unavailable last week.
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South Floridians who have been frustrated in their attempts to find a flu shot can take heart. More vaccine has arrived in Broward and Palm Beach counties, and there is still plenty of time to protect yourself if you are in a high-risk group.
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State health officials announced the first flu case of the year on Thursday and reminded residents to take extra care to prevent the spread of the virus because of the ongoing vaccine shortage.
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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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The British government, citing safety concerns, shuttered a drug plant yesterday that had been expected to produce nearly half of all US influenza shots this year, sending American health authorities scrambling to ensure that those in greatest danger from the flu -- the elderly and frail -- can get remaining vaccine supplies.