Doctors advised to defer booster shots of vaccine
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Doctors should defer giving booster shots of a widely used childhood vaccine in the wake of a voluntary recall last week of 1.2 million doses by Merck & Co Inc, U.S. health authorities said on Wednesday.
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Top virologists called on Monday for a greater effort in developing effective vaccines against a potential flu pandemic and warned that all contingency plans would be in vain without them.
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James Allen&#39;s doctor said years ago that he should get a flu shot every year, but that advice is easier said than done this season when flu vaccine is scarce, even for the elderly.
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Doctors are being urged to think twice before prescribing certain painkillers in light of new evidence suggesting they may increase cardiovascular risk.
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U.S. health officials said Tuesday that they planned to steer scarce flu vaccine supplies to nursing homes, pediatricians and hospitals as the company that caused the disruptive shortage disclosed it was under ...
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A top federal health official, lamenting &quot;a very fragile vaccine production system,&quot; urged healthy people today to defer getting their influenza shots so medication will be available for those most at risk.
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Dr. Guadalupe Zamora has been a family doctor for 16 years. This is the first time he won&#39;t be able to offer his patients a flu shot.
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NEW YORK  - During vaccine "scares," when  concerns arise that certain vaccines may cause health problems,  parents are quick to stop vaccinating their children, and slow  to begin re-vaccinating them once these fears begin to fade,  according to a new mathematical analysis released Monday.
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London - Doctors in Britain warned on Wednesday that a decision to suspend the manufacturing licence of a major flu vaccine supplier could lead to shortages of the vaccine in Britain.
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The government warns "natural" products being snapped up by people who can't get shots may not prevent illness.
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Bee Medical Writer. State health officials Friday took the unprecedented step of ordering all health care providers to limit flu shots to those at highest risk of serious illness or death from the disease.
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Children were subjected to inappropriate tests by doctors researching the MMR vaccine, a hearing was told.
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Flu shots could be restricted to young children, senior citizens and others at high risk for influenza after the nation&#39;s vaccine supply was abruptly cut in half Tuesday.
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Doctors who published research linking MMR vaccine with autism in children could be struck off.
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HALIFAX - Clinics in two provinces have cut back on giving flu shots to everyone but high-risk patients because of fears of a vaccine shortage.
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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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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that if people in priority groups find out that their own doctors don&#39;t have vaccine, they should look for other sources in their communities.