New flu vaccine may not need needles
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Relief may be on the way for all those youngsters trembling at the thought of another needle jab. One day the flu vaccine may simply be placed under the tongue.
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FERGUS FALLS, Minn. - People who went to a Fergus Falls clinic to get a flu shot didn&#39;t receive the vaccine they wanted. Instead, they received an old-fashioned remedy for warding off the flu.
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NEW YORK  - Exercising the muscle where a flu shot is injected may improve the immune system's response to the vaccine, UK researchers report.
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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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BOSTON - By giving flu shots in a different way, public health officials may be able to double the availability of scarce influenza vaccine, new research suggests.
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LANSING, Mich. - Thinking of trying to wheedle a flu shot from your doctor even though you're not at high-risk for flu complications? Forget about it in Michigan...
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U.S. health officials said they do not expect a flu shot shortage after a leading flu vaccine maker warned that it would hold up millions of doses because several batches were contaminated.
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WASHINGTON - Most healthy adults should delay or skip getting flu shots this year so that the elderly and others most at risk from influenza can get scarce supplies, U.S. health officials said Tuesday as they scrambled to manage a surprise - and record - shortage...
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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, US health officials said Friday they do not expect a flu shot shortage.
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The Minnesota Department of Health is asking health care workers to skip getting flu shots this year, saying it&#39;s necessary to save the scarce vaccine for those who need it the most.
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The city Health Department expects to soon get the rest of the flu vaccine it ordered, and hopes it can get more from the federal government - but there&#39;s no guarantee that everyone considered high risk will get a shot.
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The FDA approves a new one, boosting the number of doses ready as another flu season approaches
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The United States is facing a major shortage of flu vaccines after one of the world&#39;s leading suppliers said it would not provide any this season.
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US vaccine manufacturer Chiron Corp., has hinted it might not be able to supply the United States with flu vaccine next year, the New York Times reports.
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The US Food and Drug Administration has confirmed that none of the flu vaccine quarantined by British officials is safe for use. An FDA spokeswoman says agency personnel have inspected and rejected all 46
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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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Few companies make flu vaccines because they say they are more trouble than they are worth. By DAVID BROWN. Wyeth Pharmaceuticals doesn&#39;t make flu shots anymore, and it doesn&#39;t miss them.