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Influenza
High-Risk Patients Need First Flu Shots
November 12th, 2000
Dr. Raymond Scalettar is angry. He has to send elderly lung-disease patients to nearby supermarkets for a flu shot. Why' Some huge grocery chains received thousands of vaccine doses before manufacturers shipped them to many private doctors whose patients are so frail influenza could kill them. The sick standing in store lines isn't doctors' only frustration. Manufacturers acknowledge shipping shots to large corporations for employee-vaccination programs ahead of many doctors - even though this year's vaccine delay means high-risk Americans, not healthy young workers, are supposed to be first in line. "We have patients on...
Source: Medical Letter on the CDC & FDA (2000-11-12)
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