Officials urge high-risk to get their flu shot
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With roughly 38,000 more doses of flu vaccine flowing into the state, officials are now pleading with those at risk of becoming seriously ill from the flu to get a shot.
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WASHINGTON - A top federal health official, lamenting "a very fragile vaccine production system," urged healthy people Wednesday to defer getting their influenza shots so medication will be available for those most at risk.   "We really need a long-term solution so we don't end up in this year-to-year situation where we don't have a reliable supply," Dr...
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Minnesota officials are urging healthcare providers to forego flu shots this year so those most in need will have a better chance at the scarce vaccine.
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ATLANTA - As concerns rise that tens of thousands of doses of flu shots could go to waste, federal officials were considering changing their advice on who should get the shot.
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King County public health officials warned yesterday that a nationwide shortage of influenza vaccines would leave many local residents without access to flu shots this fall.
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With the winter influenza season just around the corner, health officials are urging parents and doctors to vaccinate even very young children to prevent a repeat of
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ATLANTA -- A top US health official on Monday told senior citizens and other &quot;at-risk&quot; groups to relax about the flu vaccine shortage.
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At least one local health department has set guidelines for who may received flu vaccine that are tougher than the limits spelled out in an emergency order from the state.
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The pressure on doctors to give flu shots only to those who need them most just got a little stronger. Erie County&#39;s top health official issued a commissioner&#39;s order Wednesday that directs
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Because of a shortage of flu vaccine this year, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said only &quot;high-risk&quot; individuals should get a flu shot.
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The health department has requested 95,800 doses from the CDC for people at high risk for influenza and their caretakers.
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Health Department officials are warning residents to take extra precautions against contracting and spreading influenza this season.
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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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Thousands of federal workers will be able to get free flu shots at their agencies next week if they fall into a high-risk category, the Health and Human Services Department said yesterday.
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State health officials are asking physicians and other licensed vaccine providers to submit requests for about 200,000 doses of influenza vaccine allotted to Arizona by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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State health officials urged physicians yesterday to administer influenza shots only to high-risk individuals because of a nationwide vaccine shortage.
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RICHMOND, Va. State health officials are urging healthy Virginians to skip or delay getting flu shots this fall to save the scarce vaccine for people who are at high risk of experiencing serious complications if they catch the disease.