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Influenza
U.S. Government Preparing for Possible Flu Shot Shortage
September 3rd, 2000
Worried about a possible shortage of this winter's flu vaccine, U.S. federal health officials are studying whether it would be safe to stretch supplies by giving some healthy Americans half a dose, reserving full-strength vaccine for the elderly and ill who need it most. Experts won't know until October if such a plan would work. That's when they expect results of a clinical trial to measure whether half a vaccine dose revs up certain people's immune systems enough to protect them. Six hospitals planned to start recruiting 840 volunteers for the study during the week of August 7, 2000. Meanwhile, the government is warning doctors and clinics that...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2000-09-03)
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