Influenza Vaccinations

CDC says flu shots will be stockpiled for first time

Published in Vaccine Weekly, May 5th, 2004

For the first time, the government will stockpile flu shots and will target them toward children to avoid the vaccine shortages that caught health officials off-guard this past winter.

"We really failed to foresee the influenza vaccine shortage this year. We were caught with our pants down," said Lance Rodewald, MD, director of the immunization services division for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "The pressure on CDC to find vaccine was enormous."

About 4 million doses will be set aside for children up to 18 years old. The government plans to spend $80 million over the next 2 years to pay for the stockpile, said Stephen Cochi,...

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