People at highest risk for serious influenza complications:
492123
A delay in the availability of this year&#39;s flu vaccine could pave the way for an explosive influenza outbreak in Houston if the virus arrives as early as it did in 2003, a noted flu expert said Friday.
103803
Asia faces an outbreak of unprecedented proportions as it grapples with avian influenza, which the World Health Organization warns could develop into a pandemic unless detection and prevention methods are improved.
556113
Dec. 16, 2004 -- Relatively few high-risk adults have been immunized against the flu so far this season despite apparently ample vaccine supplies for those individuals in most places, federal health officials reported Thursday.
143781
BANGKOK A day after Thai and international officials confirmed the first probable human-to-human transmission of a virulent strain of avian influenza in this country, public health systems around the globe were scrambling to prepare for a possible pandemic
60301
The world is closer to the next flu pandemic that may kill up to 7 million people, a World Health Organization expert warns. A worldwide outbreak is closer than ever because of bird flu, says Klaus Stohr, coordinator of WHO&#39;s global influenza program.
131626
Officials are concerned about the possible spread of serious ailments such as cholera, typhoid and malaria and also issued warnings about the bird flu virus.
217152
Forget about getting a flu shot this year unless you&#39;re at high risk of developing complications from the virus. Even then, it may be difficult to find the vaccine.
4396
According the World Health Organization, the biggest threat facing the world this winter may be the spread of Asian bird flu which may cause as many as two to seven million deaths before it is over.
357687
With flu season right around the corner, a new study finds that Americans are still struggling as much as ever with the condition.
453350
WASHINGTON - Closing schools, restricting travel and rationing scarce medications may be the nation's first protections if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak because it will take months to brew a vaccine, say government preparations for the next pandemic.    Specialists say it's only a matter of time before the next one strikes, and concern is rising that the recurring bird flu in Asia could be the trigger since it is mutating in a way that lets it spread easily among people...
732961
People are dying unnecessarily from flu as too many restrictions are placed on key drugs, a leading expert says.
47059
Sometimes complications from the flu can lead to pneumonia. With the recent flu vaccine shortage in the US those at high risk for the flu should ask their doctor for a pneumonia vaccine to help protect their health this winter.
710621
Every country in the world must come up with a plan urgently to deal with an inevitable influenza pandemic likely to be triggered by the bird flu virus that hit Asia this year, a top global health expert said on Friday.
473378
NEW YORK  - A new advisory by the American   Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology is   recommending that patients with cardiovascular disease get an   annual vaccination against influenza.
396939
Bee Medical Writer. State health officials Friday took the unprecedented step of ordering all health care providers to limit flu shots to those at highest risk of serious illness or death from the disease.
374330
Every country in the world must come up  urgently with a plan to deal with an inevitable influenza  pandemic likely to be triggered by the bird flu virus that hit  Asia this year, a top global health expert said on Friday.
504509
The elderly and those with chronic conditions may be put at risk because of delays in delivering flu jabs, GPs say.