News Source: Chicago-Sun Times
| about 1 month ago
The federal government promised 120 million doses of H1N1 vaccine would be available by now, but just 13 million have come through. Officials now hope to have about 50 million doses available by mid-November and 150 million by December.
News Source: CNSNews.com
| about 1 month ago
At a hearing of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee on the N1H1 influenza pandemic, Republicans asked witnesses from Obama’s cabinet if the shortage of vaccine could mean millions of Americans will not be protected against...
News Source: Washington Post
| about 1 month ago
Americans have become increasingly alarmed about the swine flu, but many are wary about getting vaccinated against the disease, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. As the H1N1 virus continues to spread nationwide, a majority of those...
News Source: Los Angeles Times
| about 1 month ago
If their warning about the danger of a second, larger wave of infections after the first of the year proves true, even a delayed vaccine could have an impact...Dr. Nicole Lurie, the Health and Human Services assistant secretary for preparedness and...
News Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer
| about 1 month ago
The federal government originally promised 120 million doses of swine flu vaccine by now...As nervous Americans clamor for the vaccine, production is running several weeks behind schedule, and health officials blame the pressure on pharmaceutical...
News Source: Los Angeles Times
| about 1 month ago
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius told Congress today that delays in the release of H1N1 flu shots show that the United States is too dependent on other countries for the manufacture of vaccines and that the technology to make...