Wash. Elderly Head North for Flu Shot
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In an enterprising combination of tourism and health care, people are taking a high-speed ferry cruise across scenic Puget Sound to British Columbia, and getting a flu shot, too.
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Health department officials have scheduled a three-day vaccine clinic in Macon next week for flu and pneumonia shots. The Macon-Bibb County Health Department will be vaccinating people between
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The Moore County Health Department expects a large shipment of flu vaccine in mid-January, enough to schedule a flu clinic. The date will be announced when it is scheduled.
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Many of the nation&#39;s remaining flu shots will be shipped directly to pediatricians, nursing homes, health departments and other places that care for high-risk patients, under
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A federal panel recommended Friday that anyone over 50 be allowed to get a flu shot, hoping to avoid widespread waste of the previously sought-after vaccine.
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Many elderly residents at assisted-living centers and nursing homes in Clemmons and Davie County have received flu shots amid the nationwide shortage of flu vaccine.
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U.S. 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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Local physicians and health-care officials urge Licking County&#39;s healthy adults to forgo a flu vaccine this year so those most at risk -- people 65 or older, babies and patients
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There is more flu vaccine on the way for Americans, and some of it will be coming to New Hampshire. Dr. William Kassler, the state medical director, said he spoke to officials
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The 78-year-old Fresno resident snagged ticket Number 264 out of 300 today, allowing him to get a shot from the state&#39;s fast-dwindling supply of flu vaccine.
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Lynden police last night were interviewing a woman they believe is at the center of a flu-shot scheme in Whatcom County. Detective Lee Beld said it appears the woman is a registered nurse who may have privately
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Facing a vaccine shortage at home,  Americans living near the Canadian and Mexican borders are  finding that the flu shots they need may be only a quick car or  boat trip away.
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Federal health authorities warned Monday that it is unnecessary and potentially dangerous for old and frail people to wait in long lines for flu shots.
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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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She is 82 years old, has emphysema and was turned away from two Marion County Health Department flu clinics last month when there was neither enough parking at one nor enough shots remaining at the other.
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(10/26/04)-- Federal health officials say that senior citizens shouldn&#39;t panic over the availability of flu vaccine because more doses soon will be shipped nationwide.
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October 18, 2004 - Senior citizens are waiting in long lines for flu shots in Chicago and across the country. The shortage is creating a mad dash to get the vaccine.