Flu Shot Supply Grows, but Demand Withers
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In October and November Americans stood in line for hours to get one of the precious few flu shots. But now that more vaccine is available &#151; with a few million more doses expected from British and German suppliers &#151; demand is dwindling.
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The fourth shortage of flu vaccine in five years shows the need for more manufacturers and new technology, according to the US National Institutes for Health and some members of Congress.
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Health officials are urging the public to stay patient -- even as some states are reporting a shortage of flu shots for their high-risk populations.
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Finding FluMist may not be easy in coming weeks, despite the fact that MedImmune had produced 2 million additional doses in light of the vaccine shortage.-washingtonpost.com
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This season's flu-shot shortage is enticing companies to enter a market that others have largely abandoned because of poor profits.- The Washington Post
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Standard flu shots are scarce these days, but finding vaccines that don&#39;t contain a controversial mercury-based ingredient are also in short supply.
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People are lining up by the thousands in the US, worried they won&#39;t get their flu shot this year. The US can&#39;t fill the demand because of a manufacturing problem.
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Another 66,000 flu shots are on their way to Colorado to ease the pressure from a nationwide shortage, but officials have not said who will get them.
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TORONTO -- Canadian health authorities have purchased an extra 145,000 doses of flu vaccine and are negotiating with a foreign supplier to import more if this season&#39;s high demand threatens to outstrip supplies.
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Demand for flu shots has cooled in some states, prompting some to ease restrictions on who gets a shot so vaccine isn&#39;t wasted amid a national shortage.
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One flu shot maker will squeeze out an additional million doses this year, but it is unlikely that any more can be made, federal health officials said Wednesday.
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The shortage of flu vaccine has left older people and public health officials scrambling to find shots. But the limited supply could mean that more people at high risk will get the vaccine this year.
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While patients are panicking over a shortage of flu vaccine in the United States, vaccination programs in Europe are progressing smoothly with a good supply of medicine, health authorities say.
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A flu vaccination shortage that caused lines of anxious elderly people outside drug stores and clinics across America prompted a fierce
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It&#39;s the time of year when people start thinking about getting a flu shot. A manufacturing problem had delayed shipments intended to arrive over the summer.
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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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It should have been health officials&#39; dream year -- Americans flocking to clinics, rolling up their sleeves and demanding flu shots.