News Flu Supplies Fragile (Bloomberg.com) "In May 2001, the GAO warned that manufacturing difficulties that delayed vaccine shipments up to eight weeks during the 2000- 2001 flu season 'illustrate the fragility of the system to produce a new flu vaccine each year on a timely basis.'' The government also lacked a system 'to ensure that high-risk people have priority when the supply of vaccine is short.' " "Janet Heinrich, the GAO's director for health-care and public health issues, repeated that warning Sept. 28 in testimony delivered to Congress. She also said that the Health and Human Services Department's plan for dealing with a possible flu outbreak 'leaves many important decisions about the purchase, distribution and administration of vaccines unresolved.' " 10-04 Papers Building Immunity (MSN) " 'Getting the flu is not a good idea,' says Dr. Ardis Hoven, an infectious disease specialist and trustee of the American Medical Association. 'The primary reason is that the influenza virus undergoes anagenic variation, so on a yearly basis the strain undergoes change.' Meaning: Getting this year’s flu doesn’t necessarily prevent you from getting next year’s flu." 10-05 Cold and Flu Information (MSN) " 'Getting the flu is not a good idea,' says Dr. Ardis Hoven, an infectious disease specialist and trustee of the American Medical Association. 'The primary reason is that the influenza virus undergoes anagenic variation, so on a yearly basis the strain undergoes change.' Meaning: Getting this year’s flu doesn’t necessarily prevent you from getting next year’s flu." 10-05 Flu - Influenza Prevention and Control (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Provides a fact sheet for the public. 5-00 Prevention of Flu (Tamiflu) "To prevent getting the flu, or to lessen its severity, you should get a flu shot each fall, before flu season starts. This is particularly recommended if you are over the age of 50 or have a chronic health problem." 10-05

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