Redistribution Of Flu Shots Raise Questions About Tracking
Health officials across New England are shuffling flu vaccine shots from hospitals and clinics with oversupplies to those facing shortages, raising questions about a flu shot distribution system that some critics say is inadequate.
Connecticut‘s state health agency is helping clinics with too much vaccine send their supplies to centers facing shortages.
For example, a visiting nurse agency in Connecticut last week sent 950 flu shot doses to the Navajo Area Indian Health Service for distribution in New Mexico. The shots were shipped via overnight delivery service last week after Navajo health officials issued a nationwide plea for surplus vaccine.
In Massachusetts, 7,000 to 10,000 doses of flu vaccine have been shipped back to the state Department of Public Health for redistribution to facilities facing short supplies, The Boston Sunday Globe reported.
Millions of flu shots tailored to predicted flu strains are distributed annually in the U.S. from October through January by both government agencies and private companies.
Source: Fox 61.
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