Flu Season Off to Slower Start, CDC Chief Says
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This year's flu season has started  slowly in the United States, where there are concerns about a  shortage of vaccine caused by production problems at a major  manufacturer, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention said on Monday.
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Pointing to last year's early and unusually harsh influenza season, U.S. health officials urged Americans on Thursday to get their flu shots.
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With the peak of the flu season approaching, many Americans who should have received vaccine shots have not yet been inoculated, federal officials reported Thursday.
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Delaware is the first state in the nation to report &quot;widespread&quot; flu this season - the highest level on the national scale - but the description is more than a bit misleading.
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US health officials say the flu season is off to a slow start and that means the public has more time to get a flu shot. There was a huge turnout to receive flu shots in Grove City, making it hard for some at-risk people to get their vaccine.
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ATLANTA The flu season is off to a slow start, to the relief of government health authorities dealing with a vaccine shortage. Only Delaware and New York are reporting significant flu activity.
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Doctor Mitchell Cohen of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, says some parts of the country may not have their supply of flu shots yet.
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Pointing to last year&#39;s early and unusually harsh influenza season, US health officials urged Americans on Thursday to get their flu shots.
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Maryland and the District rank in the lowest one-third of American states in their level of preparedness for health emergencies like bioterrorism or pandemic flu, according to a study issued today.
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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.
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King County public health officials warned yesterday that a nationwide shortage of influenza vaccines would leave many local residents without access to flu shots this fall.
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It's shaping up to be a bad flu season, and U.S. health officials say it's partly because the current vaccine doesn't protect against most of the spreading flu bugs. The flu shot is a good match for only about 40 percent of this year's flu viruses.
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U.S. health officials turned to a  back-up plan for flu season on Wednesday, working to  redistribute doses of vaccine after losing half the anticipated  supply.
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Fewer than half of the Americans who most need a flu shot don't get one, federal health officials warned Thursday as they urged a special focus on babies, toddlers and the elderly when vaccinations start next month.
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WASHINGTON Federal health officials warned today that fewer than half of the Americans who most need a flu shot don&#39;t get one.
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US researchers believe they have found a weak spot in the flu virus that could be a target for new drugs.
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PITTSBURGH -- Flu season typically peaks between December and March, and so now is the time that those most at risk need to get the shot.