More vaccine doses elusive
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Chalmer and Marilyn Martin weren&#39;t about to miss their chance to get flu shots Saturday. At 2:30 am, the Martins set up lawn chairs outside the main entrance to Free State High School to be the first in line
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The flu vaccine shortage might stretch into 2005 if one key US supplier cannot resume manufacturing in time. By Henry Barrios, The Bakersfield Californian via AP.
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A day after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated, U.S. health officials said Friday they do not expect a flu shot shortage...
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NEW YORK - For the second year in a row, the US may face a profound shortage of flu vaccine. As a result of manufacturing problems, the biotech company that makes half of the flu shots needed in the US said it could not deliver any vaccine at all.
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The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to clear Chiron Corp.&#39;s influenza vaccine for US use this flu season, Dr. Lester Crawford, the agency&#39;s acting commissioner, said Friday.
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22 million doses will be shipped, but health officials aren&#39;t sure how many California will get, or when. By Dorsey Griffith -- Bee Medical Writer.
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ANSWER: Cigna Medical Group has several more clinics scheduled (see box). Check with your doctor&#39;s office to see if they have ordered any new doses.
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WASHINGTON - It is unlikely that any of the nearly 50 million doses of influenza vaccine being held at a plant in England will be found safe and released to the United States, the head of the Food and Drug Administration said Friday.
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LONDON - Flu shot shipments by a major vaccine supplier were blocked by British health authorities Tuesday just ahead of the flu season, immediately raising worries that there will be enough vaccine this year.   "The implications may be significant...
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Two months ago throughout the United States, people waited in line for hours just to get a flu shot. Now that the supply of vaccine has broadened, it seems few people are still waiting, the Associated Press reported.
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WASHINGTON -- Even before the latest fiasco over flu vaccine supply, companies were working to streamline the process of making vaccine, but experts say the major obstacle remains: There&#39;s too little demand for the shots -- and too little reward.
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The Harris County Hospital District is hoping it can snag a few thousand of the 24 million doses of flu vaccine that haven&#39;t been shipped by vaccine maker Aventis Pasteur.
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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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Come one, come all: After years of shortages and confusion, this fall promises plenty of flu vaccine to go around &#151; up to 132 million doses, more than the nation has ever produced.
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Fearing that a flu vaccine shortage may turn into a glut, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday more people should get shots so the vaccines don't go to waste.
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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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WASHINGTON Oct. 6, 2004 - 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.