Article: DEMAND FOR FLU SHOTS RUNNING HIGH THIS YEAR

Article: Flu shots are hard to find
Elm Leaves (Elmwood Park, IL);  December 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... residents looking to get flu shots are more likely ... increased demand for flu shots. "The public awareness this year is so much greater ... people wanting to get flu shots." Loewy said recent ... flu from previous years. Leyden report ...

Article: FLU SHOTS NOT JUST FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
Herald-News (Joliet, IL);  October 10, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... people 65 years of age and ... shot every year. Soon we ... get their flu shots at grocery ... get their flu shots is in October ... that this year's potential ... myth about flu shots. People do ... vaccination two years ago -- the ...

Article: Flu shots common-sense strategy for the elderly and ...
Sunday Gazette-Mail;  February 21, 1999 ;     616 words ... ... SUNDAY GAZETTE-MAIL Dr. Fred Kerns says flu shots are sort of like safety belts in cars ... specialist for CAMC's local hospitals, said flu shots may not be necessary for everyone. But ... from a yearly vaccination. Kerns said flu shots are cheap and widely available. "There ...

Influenza Vaccine (Flu Shots).(Senior Health Advisor ...
Clinical Reference Systems;  January 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... most likely to occur that year. Even with the vaccine ... October or November of each year. Why should I get a flu ... When more people get flu shots in a given year, fewer cases occur in ... include: all people 50 years old and older people with ...

Article: Production shortfall threatens flu shots as popular ...
Employee Benefit News;  October 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... reduced-cost flu shots to all employees ... popular in recent years, as employers ... to provide flu shots to employees this year, while 5 ... subsidized flu shots, if you get ... Earlier this year, the CDC ... aged 50 to 64 years in the high ...

Article: Flu shots reserved for at-risk U. Nebraska students
University Wire;  October 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... extra order of 200 flu shots, Lockhart said ... is different every year because the flu is ... coming winter. Three years ago, the health center ... about 1,000 unused flu shots, which could not be used the next year. Even now, he said ...

Article: Doctors' Offices Report Run on Flu Shots.
The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  December 6, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... vaccine they made this year. The CDC said it was ... run short this time of year. Health officials said ... to find a shot. "This year it appears that many more people than in recent years received a flu shot during ... interest in obtaining flu shots into December," said ...