Flu Vaccine&#39;s Skin Injection Might Stretch Supply of It
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It may be possible to stretch the supply of flu vaccine by giving some people reduced doses that are injected into the skin instead of the usual site, a muscle, researchers are reporting.
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Just a month ago, the US government was predicting more than a 100 million doses of vaccine would be available for this yearâs flu seasonâthe highest ever.
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Fearing that a flu vaccine shortage may turn into a glut, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Wednesday more people should get shots so the vaccines don't go to waste.
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ATLANTA The federal government will soon announce the purchase and distribution plan for additional flu vaccines that will help relieve the nation&#39;s shortage.
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The intense demand for flu vaccine, fueled partly by its scarcity, has many wondering how the richest nation in the world could be caught so unprepared.
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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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SAN FRANCISCO - The nation&#39;s vaccine supply for the coming flu season took a big hit yesterday when Chiron Corp. announced it found tainted doses at its factory.
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There&#39;s new information concerning the flu shot shortage situation. For the first time this flu season, some healthy Kentuckians will be able to get the shot and the state will also receive a supply of a vaccine
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Demand for flu shots has cooled in some states, prompting some to ease restrictions on who gets a shot so vaccine isn&#39;t wasted amid a national shortage.
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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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Unlike last year when health officials urged more people to get flu vaccines, authorities are asking the public to save the supplies for those most at risk after half of the nation&#39;s anticipated supply of vaccine became unavailable last week.
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People are lining up by the thousands in the US, worried they won&#39;t get their flu shot this year. The US can&#39;t fill the demand because of a manufacturing problem.
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The United States is facing a major shortage of flu vaccines after one of the world&#39;s leading suppliers said it would not provide any this season.
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Description: A study about a new way to make the flu vaccine supply stretch is being released before publication in the New England Journal of Medicine because if its potential impact on public health.
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BOSTON - By giving flu shots in a different way, public health officials may be able to double the availability of scarce influenza vaccine, new research suggests.
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The flu vaccine shortage that&#39;s stirred worries here and abroad could look mild compared to another public health crisis that might be waiting in the wings.
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With signs pointing to an early start of the influenza season, it&#39;s looking less likely the US will turn to a Canadian vaccine manufacturer to help ease the shortage south of the border.