US Flu Vaccine Supply Cut in Half
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Americans&#39; supply of flu vaccine was cut in half Tuesday as Britain abruptly shut down a major supplier just as flu season is about to begin.
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Prospects of losing half of the US flu vaccine came as a surprise to the US Food and Drug Administration last week, the Washington Post said Tuesday.
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U.S. health officials, stung by  political attacks after losing 40 percent of the flu shot  supply, got a small break on Tuesday as one vaccine supplier  announced it had squeezed out an extra 2.6 million doses.
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The company that makes half the flu  vaccine used in the United States said on Tuesday it will not  supply any vaccine for the coming flu season because of  problems at its plant in Britain, throwing a major U.S. flu  drive into disarray.
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Just weeks ahead of flu season US health officials are scrambling to manage a record shortage of influenza vaccine. The US supply was cut in half Tuesday when British regulators abruptly shut down major flu-shot supplier Chiron Corp.
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Only a few companies produce the vaccine known as the flu shot. When the UK announced that one company - accounting for half of the vaccines needed in the US - was having its license suspended due to contamination concerns - it created immediate concern.
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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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In the midst of a vaccine shortage that has left the nation with half its supply of flu shots, researchers have found that injecting as little as one-fifth the normal dose into the skin may be just as effective for most Americans as the full dose
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Shipment of nearly half of the vaccine needed to protect Americans from flu this season -- about 48 million doses -- has been blocked by health authorities in England where it was manufactured
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Preparations for this year&#39;s influenza season were upended Tuesday when federal officials announced that the country&#39;s supply of flu vaccine would be half of what had been expected.
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The lack of available flu vaccine in US this flu season means a substantial portion of the population will not be protected against influenza infection.
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Fewer than half of Americans plan to get the flu vaccine this year, mostly because they do not worry about flu, according to a survey published on Wednesday.
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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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The company that makes nearly half the flu vaccine used in the United States said on Tuesday it will not supply any vaccine for the coming flu season because of problems at its plant in Britain.
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Of the Americans who most need a flu shot, fewer than half get one, federal health officials warned as they called for special attention to babies, toddlers and the elderly as vaccinations begin next month.
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Fewer than half the Americans who most need a flu shot actually get one, and only a fraction of babies and toddlers - among the most vulnerable to flu&#39;s complications - were fully vaccinated
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US health officials have confirmed that the entire stock of flu vaccine from a British producer is unusable. The US had hoped to salvage some of the doses made by Chiron, which account for nearly half of its annual supply.