Oct 12th, 2004 · The U.S. government is working to redirect remaining supplies of the flu vaccine as it tries to ensure it reaches people who need it most: children, the elderly and people with chronic diseases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are working with a supplier to route the flu shots to the public. NPR's Richard Knox reports.
Oct 7th, 2004 · With nearly half of flu vaccines no longer available, clinics around the country are scrambling to provide what's left for those who need them most. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Charlotte Waters, an administrator at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs. People at the hospital's flu clinic have been waiting in long lines to get flu shots.
Oct 7th, 2004 · British officials recently shut down a prominent pharmaceutical company that provides nearly half of the U.S. supply of flu vaccines. NPR's Tovia Smith reports on how state and federal health officials in the U.S. plan to handle a feared wave of illness resulting from the estimated 50 million Americans who won't get shots this flu season.
Oct 6th, 2004 · The U.S. stock of flu vaccine was cut nearly in half Tuesday as Britain shut down a major vaccine supplier. Facing a record shortage, authorities are urging healthy Americans to defer getting shots so that medication will be available for those most at risk. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Dr. Jerry Avorn of the Harvard Medical School.
Oct 6th, 2004 · One of the nation's two makers of flu vaccine has lost its license, and 48 million doses of the company's vaccine will be destroyed. Due to the unexpected shortage, healthy Americans are encouraged to delay or skip getting shots so that enough will be available for the elderly and those most at risk. Hear NPR's Richard Knox.