CDC Worries Some Not Getting Flu Shots
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WASHINGTON Sept. 23, 2004 - 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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Regional Health Department works to make sure that area&#39;s elderly people living in group settings receive scarce flu shots. A new supply of flu vaccine is finding its way to area nursing homes.
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If you&#39;re in a group considered vulnerable to flu, two government physicians have some reassuring words for you. Chances are good you&#39;ll be able to receive a flu shot this year
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Americans are caught between worries over the safety of the flu vaccine and fears that they will not be able to get it when they
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Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are worried that tens of thousands of doses could go to waste, and they are considering easing the restrictions.
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More than half of all elderly or chronically ill adults have not even tried to get flu shots, and health officials are now worried that doses of the vaccine could go to waste.
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Americans at high risk of flu may be giving up on seeking shots because they were turned down earlier in the season or believe the shots aren&#39;t available, according to results of a US government-supported poll published today.
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State and local health departments will soon receive additional doses of the much-needed flu vaccine, but health officials say the new shipments won&#39;t be enough to meet the needs of all high-risk patients.
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A CDC survey finds that American adults are failing to get themselves immunized, putting themselves at unnecessary risk for disease
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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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MIAMI -- Hundreds of people lined up at South Florida stores and pharmacies to get flu shots Wednesday, only to learn that the vaccine is running out -- and not everyone who wants one is qualifying to get a shot.
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Federal health authorities are considering broadening the range of people who can get flu shots because of an unexpected quantity of unused vaccine.
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As the flu vaccine shortage hits home and long lines queue around the supermarket, a handful of states and the nation's capital are threatening doctors and nurses with fines or even jail if they give flu shots to healthy, low-risk people.
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MINNEAPOLIS - Many of Minnesota&#39;s nursing homes are reporting they have no flu vaccine at all - meaning the shortage could be worst among the population that needs the vaccine the most.
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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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Oct. 8, 2004 -- Government health officials and vaccine manufacturers warn that they can do little to ease the expected widespread flu shot shortages announced earlier this week.
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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.    A record 100 million doses of flu vaccine will be available this year, the vast majority of it shipped to doctors' offices by the end of October, said Dr...