Influenza

States Ready for Flu Vaccine Delay

Published in Vaccine Weekly, October 4th, 2000

Health departments across the western U.S. say they will limit flu shots to high-risk people and take other steps to cope with an expected shortage of the vaccine this winter.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said this summer that shipments of the vaccine would be delayed and a shortage was possible because manufacturers had difficulty growing a new flu strain.

The CDC indicated it would know by the end of September if there will be a national shortage, spokeswoman Charlis Thompson said. She said the shots that are normally shipped in mid-October will be delayed until November.

Health officials are...

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