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April 9, 2001
“Shortage Hampers Vaccine Program: Young Kids Excluded” London
Free Press (www.caneo.ca/londonfreepress) (04/07/01) P.
A1; Sher, Jonathan
A recent report in the London Free Press indicates that
most children in the London area of Ontario, Canada, cannot get immunized
against meningococcal disease due to a shortage of the vaccine. Because of the shortage, children under the
age of 15 years old and all children who live and go to school south of the Thames
River are being excluded from the vaccination drive. Dr.
Middlesex-London Health Unit—notes that the vaccine
shortage was a factor in their decision to restrict the immunization campaign; however,
he said they also took in consideration the fact that all four cases of the
disease that have occurred in the area have taken place in north London, and
that the age group being targeted is, in fact, the one that is most at
risk. Pollett added that should a need
develop to expand the immunization campaign, it would be possible to get more
vaccine, although he stated it would not be possible to get more vaccine until
April 23.
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