Canada No Quick Fix to US Flu Vaccine Shortage
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Canada cannot provide a quick fix to the flu vaccine shortage in the United States, even if has its own surplus of the medicine, top Canadian health officials said on Monday.
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Americans' supply of flu vaccine was abruptly cut in half Tuesday, prompting the government to ask most healthy adults to delay or skip flu shots so that the elderly and others most at risk from influenza can get scarce supplies.    British regulators unexpectedly shut down a major flu-shot supplier Tuesday, prompting a record shortage in this country just as flu season is about to begin...
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TORONTO (CP) - US health authorities seeking desperately to overcome a massive shortage of flu vaccine in that country are in discussions with Canada&#39;s major influenza vaccine producer, the company confirmed Tuesday.
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TORONTO (CP) - Health officials in at least a couple of provinces are worried an increased demand for flu vaccine, triggered by publicity of the shortage in the United States, may lead to a shortfall for high-risk individuals in Canada this winter.
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The lack of available flu vaccine in US this flu season means a substantial portion of the population will not be protected against influenza infection.
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US officials say manufacturer Aventis Pasteur can produce another 2.6 million doses of flu vaccine, but the shipment won&#39;t arrive in America until January.
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OTTAWA (CP) - There may be over two million doses of surplus flu vaccine in Canada to send to the United States where there is a serious shortage, says Canada&#39;s public health officer.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Canada may provide some of its surplus flu vaccine to United  States.
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Canada has responded with mixed reactions to the shortage of flu vaccine in the United States and to President Bush's suggestion that Canada could fill the gap.
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Canada&#39;s chief public health officer says Canadians need not worry about a public shortage of flu vaccine. Dr. David Butler-Jones says the biggest impact from higher demands has been on the private supply.
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Description: Because of the shortage of flu vaccine in the United States, 260 people from northern New York crossed the border into Canadain and paid $25 each to get their shots at a private clinic.
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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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A poll shows two-thirds of Canadians don&#39;t think getting a flu shot is worthwhile, even if it&#39;s free, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
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in some cases by the boatload -- in search of flu vaccine. With a US shortage caused by contaminated vaccine and
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Some Nova Scotian&#39;s won&#39;t be getting their flu shots this year due to a shortage of vaccine. The Victorian Order of Nurses has been holding immunization clinics in workplaces around the province.
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Canada may have more than 2 million doses of surplus flu vaccine to help the United States battle a serious shortage, health officials said Monday, although US officials have
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The shortage of flu vaccine in the United States is &quot;not a health crisis,&quot; Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said, and he urged people to be patient as the government works to reallocate the nation&#39;s limited number of vaccines.