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    CDC Says U.S. H1N1 Vaccine Supplies On The Rise; Senators Question Government's Handling Of H1N1 Vaccination Program
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    In related news, "Two top senators overseeing the national response to the swine flu are sharply questioning the government's handling of the vaccination program, in one of the first indications that it could become a political issue for the Obama administration," the Wall Street Journal reports. "In a letter sent Tuesday to Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services, Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I., Conn.) and Susan Collins (R., Maine) praised the government's initial steps on the H1N1 swine flu, but said they now have 'strong concerns' about the fallout from faulty estimates for how much vaccine would be available" according to the newspaper. Full Article at Medical News Today
    In a letter sent Tuesday to Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services, Sens. Joseph Lieberman (I., Conn.) and Susan Collins (R., Maine) praised the government's initial steps on the H1N1 swine flu, but said they now have 'strong concerns' about the fallout from faulty estimates for how much vaccine would be available
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 1 month ago
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CDC Says U.S. H1N1 Vaccine Supplies On The Rise; Senators Question Government's Handling Of H1N1 Vaccination Program
  1. We're beginning to get to significant increases in the availability
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 1 month ago
  2. Chita, a provincial capital about 3,900 miles east of Moscow
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 1 month ago
  3. Two top senators overseeing the national response to the swine flu are sharply questioning the government's handling of the vaccination program, in one of the first indications that it could become a political issue for the Obama administration
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 1 month ago
  4. The slow supply trickle has frustrated Americans, who have stood in line for hours in some parts of the country
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 1 month ago
  5. Since June, about 1,300 cases of H1N1, commonly known as swine flu, have been registered in Russia, [Viktor] Maleyev [deputy chief of the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology] said
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 1 month ago
  6. answer 13 questions, including when HHS knew that vaccine supplies would fall short of its projections, and why officials didn't narrow their list of target recipients to make sure those at highest risk got the limited supplies first
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 1 month ago
  7. Last week there were just 14 million doses on hand, despite initial predictions that as many as 120 million would be ready by mid-October
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 1 month ago
  8. Unfortunately, these missteps in estimating available doses of H1N1 vaccine have effects beyond just growing public frustration; they have the potential to critically undermine our vaccine distribution efforts, which depend on accurate estimates of vaccine availability
    SOURCE: Medical News Today 1 month ago

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