$260M in swine vaccines trashed

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Published July 2, 2010 at 5:46 a.m.

ATLANTA -- About a quarter of the swine flu vaccine produced for the US public has expired -- meaning that 40 million doses worth about $260 million are being written off as trash ... "It's a lot, by historical standards," said Jerry Weir, who oversees vaccine research and review for ...

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Surplus swine flu vaccine available

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Published May 12, 2010 at 12:12 a.m.

Sitting on millions of surplus vaccine doses for the novel H1N1 flu, health officials statewide are urging people to vaccinate ahead of a potential seasonal outbreak in the next few months as Southern Hemisphere countries enter winter ...

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NHS left with 34m swine flu jabs

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Published April 6, 2010 at 7:21 p.m.

The NHS has been left sitting on more than 34m doses of swine flu vaccine despite agreeing deals to break its contracts ...

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1 in 4 Americans Got Swine Flu Vaccine

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Published April 1, 2010 at 6:33 p.m.

By the end of January 2010, nearly 1 in 4 Americans got their H1N1 swine flu shot. Vaccination rates were highest in Rhode Island (39%) and lowest in Mississippi (13%) ...

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Millions of H1N1 Vaccines About to Expire

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Published April 1, 2010 at 8:51 a.m.
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Washington Post: An Estimated 71.5 Million Doses of the Swine Flu Vaccine Could Be Discarded ...

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Milwaukee health experts remind public to get H1N1 vaccine

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Published March 25, 2010 at 4:34 p.m.
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There hasn't been much talk about swine flu lately, but don't take it to mean the virus is gone. New cases continue to trickle in statewide, and health professionals aren't ruling out a potential third wave ...

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Some L.A. County areas shorted on swine flu vaccine

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Published March 1, 2010 at 12:20 p.m.

Health officials say some swine flu vaccine has been unevenly distributed in Los Angeles County, with some poorer areas receiving less ...

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Next Year, Just 1 Flu Shot

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Published Feb. 18, 2010 at 6:29 p.m.

The H1N1 swine flu vaccine will be included in the 2010-11 fall/winter seasonal flu vaccine for North America, the World Health Organization announced ...

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Americans advised to get H1N1 vaccine

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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 10:43 p.m.
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Federal health officials urged Friday that more Americans get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, sometimes referred to as swine flu, which continues to kill ...

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Swine flu vaccine talks under way

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Published Jan. 8, 2010 at 11:28 a.m.

The government is making plans to offload millions of doses of swine flu vaccine amid predictions a "third wave" of the pandemic is unlikely to happen ...

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