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Vaccine-related issues - Shortages/production

March 1-7, 2004

►March 3, 2004 - Analysis: More vaccine makers needed - UPI via http://interestalert.com - "Health officials say the recommendation that doctors withhold doses of a childhood vaccine because of shortages underscores the need for more pharmaceutical companies to enter the vaccine-making field...In a hastily assembled news briefing during the 4th International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised U.S. doctors to hold off administering the third and fourth doses of the popular and effective vaccine that had slashed incidences of pneumococcal disease in children."

►March 3, 2004 - Shortage forces cutback in infant vaccine - Health officials asked doctors to further reduce the number of vaccine doses given to protect infants against meningitis and deadly blood infections, in order to stretch out a short supply. - Reuters via CNN

►March 3, 2004 - U.S. Further Rations Meningitis Vaccine - Wall Street Journal via www.immunizationinfo.org (abstract)

►March 4, 2004 - Drug shortage prompts child vaccine cutback - Toledo Blade

►March 3, 2004 - Current Vaccine Delays and Shortages - National Immunization Program via www.cdc.gov

►Ensuring the Safety and Security of the U.S. Medicine Supply - King Publishing Group - conference alert - April 13-14, 2004 at The George Washington University in Washington, DC

►February 29, 2004 - New Vaccine Shortage - CDC via www.about.com

February 23-29, 2004

►February 27, 2004 - Asia Likely To Emerge As Global Hub For Vaccines - Financial Express

►February 26, 2004 - Infant Vaccine Shortage Little Cause for Concern - The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register

►February 25, 2004 - Spray Flu Vaccine Is Little Used, Even With Shots Scarce (requires registration or subscription) - The New York Times

►February 23, 2004 - Children at risk as vaccine runs short - The Courier-Mail

February 16-22, 2004

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February 9-15, 2004

►February 9, 2004 - Vaccine supplies dwindle for many diseases - The Washington Times - "The recent shortage of flu shots received much attention, but vaccine stocks have also dwindled in the past few years for such diseases as meningitis, mumps, measles and diphtheria...The problems with supply are blamed on a number of interrelated factors — the low prices the federal government pays for childhood vaccines, the dwindling number of vaccine producers, and others."

January 26 - February 8, 2004 (2 weeks combined due to illness)

►February 2004 - NVAC panel urges action to fix a weak national vaccine supply (requires registration) - The NVAC panel recommendations seek to strengthen the now fragile vaccine supply chain. - Infectious Diseases in Children

January 19-25, 2004

►January 20, 2004 - Late Vaccines Are Better Than None - Wall Street Journal via www.immunizationinfo.org (abstract)

January 12-18, 2004

►January 16, 2004 - Life-saving baby jabs running low - The Herald Sun - "THOUSANDS of newborn Australian children will miss out on shots against the deadly pneumococcal disease as a global vaccine shortage takes effect...Australian supplies of the Prevenar vaccine will not be fully restored until at least April, according to manufacturer Wyeth...The drug company has been forced to halt production of Prevenar at its US plant amid an upgrade to meet increased international demand."

January 5-11, 2004

►January 6, 2004 - India set to emerge as major hub for vaccine production - Kerala News - "Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) director general N.K. Ganguly said here Tuesday the number of major vaccine producing countries in the world had shrunk from 36 to six due to various factors, including globalisation."

December 29, 2003 - January 4, 2004

none selected this week

 

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