Stretching flu vaccine may not work for elderly
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New research suggests that giving flu vaccine in a novel way can stretch doses and protect more people, but it didnât work as well in those over 60 and is too experimental to be used to ease this yearâs shortage, experts say.
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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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Getting an annual flu vaccine may  not save the lives of seniors, and health officials may want to  look at other ways to protect the elderly, researchers said on  Monday.
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People with conditions such as asthma, and those over 65, are urged to get a flu jab to avoid falling ill this winter.
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Nov. 1, 2004 - If the shortage of flu vaccine was not enough to keep seniors worried, we now have the âflu pandemic,â which the UNâs World Health Organization says is âcloser than ever.
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Jan Ullmer can laugh about the shortage of flu vaccine, but she&#39;d feel better if she could get a flu shot. The 64-year-old Marion-area woman had quadruple heart bypass surgery in 2002 and has
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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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Many elderly Atlantans and parents of young children are frustrated and scared that they can&#39;t find flu shots for their high-risk loved ones, medical professionals said Thursday.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Don&#39;t panic; there&#39;s no need for seniors to wait in long lines for flu shots. That&#39;s the message from US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson.
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If you&#39;re a healthy adult, you&#39;d better avoid co-workers with a cough, because chances are you won&#39;t be able to get your flu shot this season.
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Drug companies will not be able to make enough vaccine to prevent the next global flu pandemic, which health officials fear may be triggered by a viral strain originating in birds, a senior World Health Organisation official said today.
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Many seniors have stood in long lines at private clinics to get their flu shot. Now a new study tells us just how important it is for elderly people to get the vaccine.
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Forget about getting a flu shot this year unless you&#39;re at high risk of developing complications from the virus. Even then, it may be difficult to find the vaccine.
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The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to clear influenza vaccine made by Chiron Corp. as safe for Americans to use this flu season, Dr.
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Dec. 20, 2004 -- More people may be able to get the flu vaccine in early January. According to the CDC, the flu vaccine can now be given to adults aged 50-64 and close contacts of people in high-risk groups.
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US Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said Monday that enough flu vaccine will be available for most people who need it and told seniors to stop standing in long lines to get a shot.
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Seniors who got flu shots every year have added protection compared with those vaccinated for the first time, a new study found. Among those 65 and older who got flu shots annually, 28% were