How City Officials Coped With Flu Vaccine Scare: They Scrounged
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Only a last-minute contribution of 10,000 doses of flu vaccine enabled the city's health department to keep its clinics running.
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The shortage of flu vaccine this fall poses serious challenges for employers concerned about productivity, and for low-wage workers who don't have paid sick leave and can't afford to miss a day.
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The shortage of flu vaccine has left older people and public health officials scrambling to find shots. But the limited supply could mean that more people at high risk will get the vaccine this year.
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Americans are caught between worries over the safety of the flu vaccine and fears that they will not be able to get it when they
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With a shortage of flu vaccine, teachers and school administrators across the region are bracing for the coming winter.
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Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are worried that tens of thousands of doses could go to waste, and they are considering easing the restrictions.
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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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Health Department officials are warning residents to take extra precautions against contracting and spreading influenza this season.
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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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Two months after the government recommended that scarce flu shots be reserved for people most at risk, health officials are now worried that tens of thousands of doses could go to waste, and they are considering easing the restrictions.
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Hundreds of vaccination clinics scheduled across the Washington region were canceled abruptly yesterday as public and private health officials struggled to respond to the nation's loss of 48 million doses of influenza vaccine.
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Federal health officials are scrambling to handle an unexpected shortage of flu vaccine, but it is too early to know how the situation will affect local supplies.
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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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New Yorkers scurrying to get a flu shot need strong doses of persistence and patience, Mayor Bloomberg advised yesterday. That&#39;s what worked for his 95-year-old mother
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Coos County Public Health has canceled all flu shot clinics due to the vaccine shortage. The department will update residents on its plans as vaccine becomes available from the state.
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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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This article was reported by Denise Grady, Lizette Alvarez, Gardiner Harris and Andrew Pollack and was written by Ms. Grady. Scene by disheartening scene, the spectacle of a severe shortage of flu vaccine is unfolding around the country.