Canada Probably Won&#39;t Ease Flu Shot Shortfall
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Don&#39;t expect flu vaccines from Canada and overseas to fill the void left by the British government&#39;s decision to shut down a major US supplier, Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson said Thursday.
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Aug 27, 2004 (CIDRAP News) - Close to half of the nation&#39;s influenza vaccine doses will be shipped later than expected this fall, but everyone who wants a flu shot should ultimately be able to get it, federal health officials said today.
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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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New research suggests that the flu vaccine supply can be stretched by giving younger people smaller doses of the vaccine -- but it doesn&#39;t work on older people.
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Canada&#39;s chief public health officer is urging Canadians not to worry about shortages of the flu vaccine, despite increased interest from the United States.
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OTTAWA -- Before you pucker up under the mistletoe this holiday season, consider the following: two out of three Canadians haven&#39;t had a flu shot.
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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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Canada&#39;s chief medical officer of health says &quot;in theory, it makes sense&quot; to vaccinate all Canadians against the flu.
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Some Nova Scotian&#39;s won&#39;t be getting their flu shots this year due to a shortage of vaccine. The Victorian Order of Nurses has been holding immunization clinics in workplaces around the province.
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Unfortunately, when we&#39;re talking about flu vaccinations and not Cabbage Patch dolls, the bottom line is very different for those most vulnerable to illness - the elderly and the very young.
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The flu shot shortage offers some food for thought for investors.
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There&#39;s enough flu vaccine available now for seniors and others at high risk, but many have given up trying to get a shot, worried health officials said yesterday.
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While President Bush promised Americans that Canadian help was on the way to deal with the US flu-vaccine shortage, US health officials say that&#39;s unlikely.
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Demand for flu shots has cooled in some states, prompting at least four of them in recent weeks to ease restrictions on who gets a shot so vaccine isn&#39;t wasted amid a national shortage.
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The mad scramble for flu shots that occurred last fall when the season struck hard and early is not likely to be repeated this year, as a record number of doses will be delivered by the end of October.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Canada may provide some of its surplus flu vaccine to United  States.
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The largest flu vaccine maker in Canada says talks are under way to sell excess influenza vaccines to the US government, but federal health officials Wednesday would not acknowledge such discussions.