major_flu_shot_shortages 5 Oct 2004 3 minutes ago 041005 ... Yahoo! Search LONDON - Global and U.S. health officials warned Tuesday of major flu shot shortages after British health officials abruptly pulled the license of the maker of half the U.S. vaccine just as flu season was about to begin. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&ncid=716&e=5&u=/ap/20041005/ap_on_he_me/flu_vaccine_suspension 041005 ... An "amazing" newslink The news means the United_States will face "a significant shortage," said Dr. Anthony Fauci, the National Institutes of Health's infectious disease chief. 041005 ... 105 Flu vaccine licence is suspended October 5 (105) , 2004, 14:59 GMT 15:59 041005 ... a "Point" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3717726.stm The UK government has suspended the manufacturing licence of major flu vaccine maker Chiron. 041005 ... .. In August, Chiron announced that millions of flu vaccines made in Liverpool were contaminated, and delayed shipment to the US until October. Vaccine makers do not have a lot of spare stock because they produce on demand. 041005 ... 27 Aug 04 'Contaminated' flu vaccines found 17:43 GMT 18:43 UK 041005 ... mp21k A shipment of flu vaccines made in Liverpool has been delayed after some were found not to have met sterility standards. Deliveries to the US of the Fluvirin (R) influenza virus vaccines will now be delayed until October. The flu vaccines do not meet "sterilisation" requirements http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/40002000/jpg/_40002546_flu203.jpg 041005 ... 5 Oct 2004 Flu vaccine shipments for U.S. suspended http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6183476/ 041005 ... An "amazing" newslink British health authorities have blocked flu vaccine shipments made by Chiron Corp., the company that produces half the U.S. vaccine supply. 041005 ... 24 Sep 2004 CBS News | More Of Us Should Get Flu Shot | September 24, 2004 10:27:00 More Of Us Should Get Flu Shot. ATLANTA, Sept. 23, 2004. (Photo: AP) Every year, 36,000 Americans die of the flu and another 200,000 are hospitalized. An unhappy but safer 3-year-old (Photo: AP) ... of the Americans who most need a flu shot don't get one, federal health officials warned Thursday ... www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/09/23/ health/main645255.shtml - 48k - Cached - More pages from this site 041005 ... 105 U.S. Flu Vaccine Supply Cut in Half AP - 45 minutes ago 041005 ... a "M" Test http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&ncid=716&e=5&u=/ap/20041005/ap_on_he_me/flu_vaccine WASHINGTON - Most healthy adults should delay or skip getting flu shots this year so that the elderly and others most at risk from influenza can get scarce supplies, U.S. health officials said Tuesday as they scrambled to manage a surprise — and record — shortage 041005 ... Moment_of_truth U.S. faces record shortage of flu vaccine 041006 ... who? we should also add this into the equation: http://www.who.int/csr/don/2004_10_04/en/ and for those who don't want to read the whole thing, the headline is: Avian influenza – situation in Thailand; status of pandemic vaccine development cheers!! 041006 ... 106 Half of U.S. Flu Vaccine Withheld Wed Oct 6,12:16 AM ET 041006 ... . http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1802&ncid=716&e=19&u=/washpost/20041006/ts_washpost/a8210_2004oct5 Before yesterday's announcement, this season's supply was supposed to be about 100 million doses, up from 87 million last winter. Influenza kills about 36,000 people in the United States each year, and as many as 500,000 worldwide. 041006 ... 106 iLink:- 1918 pandemic: "Spanish flu" 041006 ... H5N1 Bird_flu_epidemic 041006 ... 108 U.K. Flu Vaccine Unlikely to Be Cleared October 8 (108) 2 hours, 14 minutes ago 041008 ... 8 Oct 2004 http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&ncid=716&e=8&u=/ap/20041009/ap_on_he_me/fda_flu_vaccine WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration is unlikely to clear influenza vaccine made by Chiron Corp. as safe for Americans to use this flu season, 041008 ... 14 Oct 2004 HHS: More Flu Shots From Abroad Unlikely 25 minutes ago 041014 ... . WASHINGTON - Don't expect imports of flu shots from Canada or other countries to ease the crippling shortage, the nation's health secretary cautioned Thursday. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041015/ap_on_he_me/flu_vaccine_4 041014 ... U.S. * Dollars_and_cents * "Hospitals around the country have reported distributors offering vaccine for as much as $100 a shot. Retail, flu shots usually cost $12 to $20. 041014 ... 15 Oct 2004 No flu shots for more than a million at risk 1 hour, 16 minutes ago 041015 ... . Michigan has 3.4 million people in the high-risk categories to get the flu, but only 2 million doses are available, the state health department said Thursday 041015 ... 15 Oct 2004 Fines, Jail Used to Enforce Flu Shot Rules 28 minutes ago 041015 ... . " a handful of states and the nation's capital are threatening doctors and nurses with fines or even jail if they give flu shots to healthy, low-risk people." 041015 ... Karma OOps... "The_Images_of_Americans" in around_and_across the Earth water, Air and Wind" of Freedom_and_democracy in Human_spaces - United_States 041016 ... 16 Oct 2004 Thousands Line Up for Dwindling Flu Shots 49 minutes ago 041016 ... An "amazing" newslink http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&ncid=716&e=5&u=/ap/20041016/ap_on_he_me/flu_shot_line SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Seventy-year-old Homer Fink spent eight hours sitting next to a supermarket Halloween display for a flu shot that he wasn't able to get at five other places. 041016 ... . "I've had five bypasses and six stents in me now. I need the shot," 041016 ... jpg Mad dash for coveted flu vaccine Thousands line up in search of limited doses http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6262283/ 9:44 p.m. ET Oct. 16, 2004 Fighting the flu: Across the country, concern is growing about the upcoming flu season because of a serious vaccine shortage http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/041016/041016_flu_hmed_630p.h2.jpg 041016 ... a "point" Who is resoibsible for the major flu shot shortages in United_States? 041016 ... a "point" Who is responsible for the major flu shot shortages in United_States? 041016 ... Oops... oh__no_not_again___:- War_president - George_W_Bush... 041016 ... What Kerry said John_Kerry accused Bush of missing signs that a flu vaccine shortage was imminent. "What's happening with the flu vaccine is really an example of everything this administration does — deny it, pretend it's not there, and then try to hide it when it comes out and act surprised," 041016 ... And what's_next? 041016 ... 18 Oct 2004 Flu Shot Shortage Prompts Political Debate 6:40 PM ET 041018 ... Yahoo! Search WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Emergency room doctors warned of a "perfect_storm" in hospitals due to a flu vaccine crisis on Monday, and politicians watched anxious Americans line up for shots and argued about whose fault it was 041018 ... a "point" http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=564&ncid=716&e=13&u=/nm/20041018/ts_nm/health_flu_dc "Over the last three and a half years, the Bush administration has ignored a series of flu vaccine warnings and recommendations from the Government Accountability Office, the Institute of Medicine, and others," 041018 ... An "amazing" newslink *** * Flu Vaccine lottery system *** US town to hold flu vaccine lottery Mon Oct 18, 5:02 PM ET Health officials in Bloomfield in the northeastern state of New Jersey, which has around 8,000 elderly residents, said Monday that with only 300 flu doses in stock, a lottery seemed the fairest way to choose the lucky recipients. 041018 ... U.S. one small US town has resorted to a lottery system to prevent senior citizens standing in line for hours in the hope of getting a shot http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/041018/photos_ts_afp/041018210243_m71kumwl_photo0 041018 ... 19 Oct 2004 Flu Shots in Short Supply at Army Bases AP - 1 hour, 4 minutes ago 041019 ... a "point" http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041019/ap_on_he_me/military_flu_shots_1 RALEIGH, N.C. - At military bases already strained by the demands of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the men and women who defend the nation aren't being defended against the flu. 041019 ... a "point" http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041019/ap_on_he_me/military_flu_shots_1 RALEIGH, N.C. - At military bases already strained by the demands of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the men and women who defend the nation aren't being defended against the flu. 041019 ... 19 Oct 2004 Health Dept. runs out of flu vaccine - at Philadelphia Inquirer (reg req'd) 041019 ... x) *** * Passing_the_blame over Flu Vaccine *** * 19 october, 2004 * President Bush Blames Defect ("major manufacturing defect") for Flu Shot Shortage 041019 ... y) Vice President Dick_Cheney has blamed the shortage on the economics of producing vaccines, including the threat of lawsuits and the limited profits for manufacturers. 041019 ... z) * Fresh_and_green Random_dot * John_Kerry blames George_W_Bush for turning health care into a "lottery" 041019 ... . A new Democrat TV ad calls the shortage a "George Bush mess" and Mr Kerry told a Florida rally that the president's health care plan was "don't get sick". http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3756976.stm 041019 ... 20 Oct 2004 More Flu Vaccine Not Expected Until Jan. 1 hour, 17 minutes ago 041020 ... but WASHINGTON - More flu vaccine is expected to be available for millions of Americans in January, that could be too late. 041020 ... U.S. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/flu_vaccine The flu season typically peaks in January or later. It takes two weeks for people to develop immunity after being vaccinated, which should be done in October or November, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 041020 ... 21 Oct 2004 Chiron vaccine in doubt for 2005 1 hour, 16 minutes ago 041021 ... Yahoo! Search Canadian flu vaccine withheld from use Miami Herald - Oct 21 12:31 AM ORLANDO - (AP) -- The federal government stopped some Central Floridians from getting flu shots Wednesday because the vaccine was from a Canadian company and not approved for use in the United_States. 041021 ... a "point" Flu Shot Shortage Could Cost Businesses - ABC News - 9 hours ago Flu Vaccine Shortage May Result In Higher Incidence Of Bacterial ... - Science Daily (press release) - 20 Oct 2004 041022 ... mp21k http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/10/041020093519.htm “Increased prevalence of influenza may translate into an increase in bacterial infections, including sinusitis and bronchitis.” 041022 ... 22 Oct 2004 Poll: Flu Shot Shortage Worries Americans 43 minutes ago 041022 ... 25 OCT 2004 Illinois Gov. Wants to Import European Flu Vaccine 1:28 PM ET 041025 ... 6 Nov 2004 Flu-shot shortage affects jails Tallahassee.com - 5 hours ago 041106 ... An "amazing" newslink County jails were supposed to receive a supply of flu vaccines for high-risk inmates, people with the most potential to get the flu. Given the limited doses, these inmates, in theory, scoot to the front of the flu-shot line. The good news is the number of high-risk inmates is small. The bad news is some county jails haven't received any vaccines. 041106 ... 8 Nov 2004 Many turn out for flu vaccine Reidsville Review - 18 minutes ago 041108 ... Yahoo! Search People spilled out of Woodmont United Methodist Church in Reidsville and stretched down the length of the parking lot. More than three hundred people, the sick, the old, children, all waiting in the cold for an illusive flu vaccine. 041108 ... . Flu Shots Fall Short Hundreds Left In The Cold Without The Vaccine Bakersfield Channel.com - 1 hour, 56 minutes ago BAKERSFIELD-- -- The flu shots were gone but those seeking the vaccine kept coming. Even with 240 shots available, several hundred people were turned away at the first of two clinics held in Bakersfield Monday. 041108 ... 118 Limited flu vaccine available The News & Advance - Nov 08 7:16 AM 041108 ... . Interest in flu vaccine at the Central Virginia Health District was heavy Monday morning. A limited amount of flu vaccine was available through the Central Virginia Health District beginning at 8:15 a.m.- by appointment only. 041108 ... Yahoo! Search State's Nursing Homes Haven't Gotten Flu Vaccine Vendors Try To Sell Hospitals Vaccine At 10 Times Regular Price News Channel 5 Cleveland - Nov 08 8:02 AM CLEVELAND -- Despite promises that it was coming, Ohio's 800 nursing homes have not seen any flu vaccine yet this season. The flu virus preys on the elderly and infirm. Ninety-one percent of last year's flu deaths were victims who were 65 or older. Ohio's nursing homes haven't gotten any flu vaccine WKYC 3 - Nov 08 5:02 AM UNDATED -- Despite promises that it was coming, Ohio’s 800 nursing homes have not seen any flu vaccine yet this season. The flu virus preys on the elderly and infirm. Ninety-one percent of last year’s flu deaths were of those 65 or older 041108 ... 9 Nov 2004 Flu-shot phone lines swamped with calls Chico Enterprise-Record - " 911 : 119" 1 hour, 44 minutes ago 041109 ... Moment_of_truth OROVILLE The phones started ringing at 7 a.m. Monday on the flu-shot reservation lines, and they didn't stop. "It was constant ringing and constant answering," 041109 ... . said Carmen Ochoa, a spokeswoman for the Butte County Public Health Department. 041109 ... 119 - More flu shots for state, but crunch remains - at Boston Globe Nov 9 (119), 2004 041109 ... Massachusetts The state announced yesterday that it will receive another shipment of flu vaccine this week, bringing the total number of shots available in Massachusetts to 1.2 million, But state public health officials said at a press conference in Boston yesterday that the supply is still expected to fall short of what is needed to vaccinate all residents considered at high risk of suffering life-threatening complications from the flu, about 2 million people. The_Shortfall: (2 - 1.2) million doses = 800,000 or 0.8 million doses 041109 ... 1110 New York City Joins Illinois in Seeking Flu Vaccine Reuters - Nov 10 (1110) 2004 2:31 PM 041110 ... U.S. 650,000 doses of flu vaccine -- including 200,000 for New York City -- from British maker GlaxoSmithKline's German facility and France's Aventis Pasteur "was awaiting federal approval to ship it to the United_States." 041110 ... 1113 Spray Flu Vaccine Comes at a Trickle - washingtonpost.com via Yahoo! News (Nov 13, 2004) 041114 ... Yet The government has urged the use of FluMist by children, health care workers and other adults within the specified parameters of age and wellness. finding one of those doses may not be easy in coming weeks. 041114 ... 17 Nov 2004 FDA Saw Problems at Vaccine Plant in 2003 AP via Yahoo! News 041117 ... . U.S. Democrats Criticize FDA on Flu Shot Shortage 42 minutes ago 041117 ... Yahoo! Search With flu spreading throughout the country, Congress released new documents showing the Food and Drug Administration rejected its own experts' advice on Chiron's troubled British plant. FDA inspectors wanted to force Chiron to fix serious contamination problems first exposed last year. Instead, FDA let Chiron operate under a voluntary fix-it plan, then relied on Chiron's assurances it had solved its problems. 041117 what's it to you? who go blather from