| Flu shot scarcity is a major concern for
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| | providers in order to better understand
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| many at risk individuals. During the
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| | which providers were most affected by flu
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| past six years, the flu shot deficit was
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| | shot scarcity. These findings combined
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| related to which brand of vaccine a
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| | with a Gallup survey of the general
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| provider ordered and from which supplier.
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| | public suggests that most people who
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| Some manufacturers had difficulty
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| | wanted a flu vaccine in 2005 were able to
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| producing the vaccine in a timely manner
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| | get one. Only 4% of the sample surveyed
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| and some manufacturers were able to
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| | reported that they were not vaccinated
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| produce limited supplies or none at all,
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| | because of a flu shot deficit. It is
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| causing providers who had ordered from
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| | unclear as to whether an overall flu shot
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| these manufacturers to have a flu shot
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| | scarcity in the community caused those 4%
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| deficit in relation to the number of
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| | to be unable to get vaccinated or if it
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| people requesting shots. If your primary
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| | was flu shot deficit at the primary
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| care giver has a flu shot scarcity, you
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| | caregiver's office.
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| may find that other providers in your
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| | Between 40 and 50% of all flu shot
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| area have no flu shot deficit, all
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| | providers had received at least 40% of
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| depending on which manufacturers the flu
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| | their orders by late November 2005.
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| shot providers ordered from.
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| | Although the CDC seems to downplay the
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| In 2005, many flu shot providers who
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| | 2005 flu shot deficit, it is obvious that
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| ordered the Chiron vaccine experienced a
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| | if a flu shot provider received less than
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| flu shot deficit. This flu shot scarcity
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| | half of the doses ordered and those
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| was caused by production problems at the
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| | orders were based on expected demand for
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| Chiron facilities. Chiron was only able
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| | flu shot vaccinations, that provider
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| to produce about half of the flu vaccines
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| | would have a flu shot deficit. Flu shot
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| that they originally expected, thus
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| | scarcity causes anger and frustration
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| orders could not be filled and health
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| | among the general public. It is easy to
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| care providers experienced a flu shot
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| | imagine how frustrating it was for health
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| deficit.
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| | care providers to deal with the
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| In 2005, the Center for Disease Control
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| | frustration of more than half of their
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| and Prevention (CDC) surveyed health care
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| | patients.
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