Influenza

Vaccine supply expected to meet demand

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, September 21st, 2003

Sufficient supplies of flu vaccine should be available in the U.S. during the coming influenza season. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) predicts that everyone wanting to get a flu shot to avoid influenza, regardless of age or health status, should be able to get vaccinated as soon as vaccine becomes available in October.

CDC estimates that vaccine manufactures will produce approximately 85.5 million doses of influenza vaccine during the 2003 influenza season. This projection represents 9.5 million fewer doses than were produced last year. However, influenza vaccine production is expected to exceed the estimated 79 million doses that were...

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Source: Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA (2003-09-21)

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