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Nurse Terri Jackson administers the swine flu vaccine to Jimmie Jackson at the Utah County Health Department in Provo. A small group of health-care providers are choosing not to provide the vaccination.
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The biggest frustration facing many doctors is the dearth of swine flu vaccine for their patients. But not Paula Soghomonian's pediatrician at Pediatric Village in the District. She is not recommending the shots -- or the nasal spray.
About 40 percent of parents in the United States have tried to get their children vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus, but only one in three has been successful, according to a survey released Friday. High-risk adults seeking the vaccine for themselves were just as unlucky finding it.
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In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only (AP, November 6, 2009; 5:50 PM)
Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine (AP, November 6, 2009; 3:29 PM)
Honor rules, CDC urges vendors of H1N1 vaccine: Some worry priority is not being given to at-risk groups (Post, November 6, 2009)
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine (AP, November 5, 2009; 6:53 PM)
New gene therapy halts 2 boys' rare brain disease (AP, November 5, 2009; 5:12 PM)
Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism (AP, November 5, 2009; 9:13 AM)
Flu outrunning vaccine, experts say: Shots may not be widely available until December or January (Post, November 5, 2009)
No H1N1 vaccine for Guantanamo, White House says (Reuters, November 3, 2009; 5:39 PM)
No H1N1 vaccine for Guantanamo, White House says (Reuters, November 3, 2009; 5:39 PM)
New vaccine offers hope in Africa's malaria battle (AP, November 3, 2009; 10:19 AM)
One swine flu shot needed for pregnant women, studies show: Independent panel meets for first time to review H1N1 data (Post, November 3, 2009)
New group helps US monitor swine flu shot safety (AP, November 2, 2009; 8:31 AM)
New group helps US monitor swine flu shot safety (AP, November 2, 2009; 12:41 AM)
Doctors' offices caught between the ill and the ill-tempered: Satisfactory answers are in as short supply as the flu vaccine itself, workers find (Post, November 2, 2009)
Independent experts to review safety studies on H1N1 vaccine (Post, November 2, 2009)
Tempers flare in Va. over shortage of vaccine and answers: Satisfactory answers are in as short supply as the flu vaccine itself, workers find (Post, November 1, 2009; 9:53 PM)
World Health Organization says a single dose of H1N1 vaccine may be sufficient, even for children: WHO panel urges one dose so more children can receive vaccine (Post, October 31, 2009)
Side effects not always due to swine flu shot (AP, October 30, 2009; 8:01 PM)
Obama frustrated with companies over flu vaccine (Reuters, October 30, 2009; 4:03 PM)
Some who get vaccine not in high-risk groups (AP, October 30, 2009; 10:18 AM)
Top U.S. health officials defend H1N1 vaccine effort (Post, October 29, 2009)
D.C. area access to swine flu vaccine broadened: Area officials easing limits, but demand still exceeds supply (Post, October 28, 2009)
Administration officials blame shortage of H1N1 vaccine on manufacturers, science: Administration points to drugmakers, and both point to science (Post, October 27, 2009)
Family history can hint at how the future will shape up (Post, October 27, 2009)
Disgraced cloning expert convicted in South Korea (AP, October 26, 2009; 1:31 PM)
Despite warnings, many in the District fear, decline to get H1N1 vaccine (Post, October 24, 2009)
Amid problems, U.S. scrambles to parcel out H1N1 vaccine: Doctors and patients frustrated as supply falls short of promises (Post, October 23, 2009)
U-Va. students are using DNA to try to make a 'new machine': U-Va. students are using 'BioBricks' to try to build an original life form (Post, October 23, 2009)
Despite H1N1 fears, many worry about vaccination (Post, October 22, 2009)
Success of HIV vaccine trial even more modest than thought (Post, October 21, 2009)
Fairfax cancels two swine flu vaccine distributions (Post, October 20, 2009; 1:01 PM)
Swine Flu Deaths Among Youths Rise as Epidemic Spreads: 19 Fatalities Reported in Past Week, Including 2 in Maryland, as Vaccine Distribution Gets Underway (Post, October 10, 2009)
Hospitals in Indianapolis, Memphis Are First to Receive Swine Flu Vaccine: Health-Care Workers, Young Children and Pregnant Women Receiving Priority (Post, October 6, 2009)
Vaccine Is On Its Way, But Public Still Wary: Swine Flu Campaign Faces Key Barriers: Unease, Ambivalence (Post, October 4, 2009)
CDC Reports 28 Swine Flu Deaths Among Pregnant Women (Post, October 2, 2009)
Some D.C. Schools to Give H1N1 Vaccine This Month (Post, October 2, 2009)
Some D.C. Schools to Give H1N1 Vaccine This Month (Post, October 2, 2009)
Mandatory Flu Shots Hit Resistance: Many Health-Care Workers Required to Get Vaccines (Post, September 26, 2009)
Scientists Puzzle Over Minor Success of AIDS Vaccine (Post, September 25, 2009)
WHO Aims to Hand Out 300 Million Doses of Swine Flu Vaccine (Post, September 24, 2009; 7:42 PM)
Most Older Kids Need Just One Swine Flu Shot, Officials Say (Post, September 22, 2009)
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Distribution of Swine Flu Vaccine Starts in October (Post, September 19, 2009)
U.S. to Donate 10 Percent of Swine Flu Vaccine to WHO (Post, September 18, 2009)
Sebelius: 'Encouraging News' Regarding Swine Flu Vaccine (Post, September 11, 2009; 2:34 PM)
Swine Flu Vaccine Works With One Shot, and Within 10 Days, Study Finds: Protection Occurs in 10 Days, Study Finds (Post, September 11, 2009)
Scientists Discover 3 More Genes With Links to Alzheimer's Disease: Studies Shine Light on Production, Removal of Toxic Proteins (Post, September 7, 2009)
Scientists Produce Monkeys With DNA From Two Mothers: Research May Help Women With Genetic Disorders but Raises Ethical Questions (Post, August 27, 2009)
Lessons From the Flu of '57: Pandemic Spread Quickly Among Young People: Pandemic Spread Quickly Among Young People (Post, August 25, 2009)
Clinical Trial Examines Potency and Side Effects of Swine Flu Vaccine: In Baltimore and Elsewhere, Clinical Trial Examines Vaccine's Potency, Side Effects (Post, August 25, 2009)
Swine Flu Strategists See Schools on Front Line: Children Key to Infection-Prevention Dynamic (Post, August 24, 2009)
Swine Flu Campaign Waits on Vaccine: Only Third of Supply Is Expected for First Round of Vast Effort (Post, August 23, 2009)
Local Schools Urging Girls to Get HPV Vaccine: Gardasil Optional for D.C, Va. Sixth-Graders (Post, August 21, 2009)
Pregnant Women in D.C. Area Cautious About Flu Shot (Post, August 20, 2009)
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Medical Groups Promoted Gardasil Vaccine Using Funds From Drugmaker Merck (Post, August 19, 2009)
Medical Groups Promoted HPV Vaccine Using Drug Company Money (Post, August 18, 2009; 4:00 PM)
Flu's Not the Only Ill That Might Merit a Preventive Shot: Flu's Not the Only Ill That Might Merit a Preventive Shot (Post, August 18, 2009)
Some Highly Developed Countries See Increased Fertility: Prosperity's Effect on Birthrate Changes (Post, August 10, 2009)
MedImmune Ramps Up Production of H1N1 Flu Vaccine (Post, August 1, 2009)
Health Panel Draws Up Flu Vaccine Priority List: Pregnant Women, Caregivers Are First (Post, July 30, 2009)
Researchers Create Cells That They Say May Be Equivalent to Embryonic Stem Cells (Post, July 24, 2009)
School-Age Children to Get First Vaccinations Against Pandemic Flu: Mass Campaign Against Pandemic May Begin in Fall (Post, July 10, 2009)
Restrictions Are Eased for Research Using Embryonic Stem Cells: More Lines Eligible For Federal Funding (Post, July 7, 2009)
Start-Ups Say Innovation Doesn't Grow on Trees (By Kim Hart, July 6, 2009)
Blood Samples Raise Questions of Privacy: Some Samples Are Stored and Used For Research Without Parents' Consent (Post, June 30, 2009)
New York to Pay Women Who Give Eggs for Stem Cell Research: Policy Is a First Among States; Critics Fear That Women Will Be Exploited (Post, June 26, 2009)
How to Bring About a Best-Case Scenario for H1N1 (By John M. Barry, June 23, 2009)
Among Many Peoples, Little Genomic Variety (Post, June 22, 2009)
A Cry for Change (By Gene Weingarten, June 14, 2009)
MedImmune Wins Key Contract To Develop Swine Flu Vaccine (Post, June 2, 2009)
Test Monkeys' Offspring Pick Up Genetic Modification (Post, May 28, 2009)
New Rules on Stem Cells Threaten Current Research (Post, May 25, 2009)
U.S. Asks Firms to Make Swine Flu Vaccine (Post, May 23, 2009)
Swine Flu Spreading in Japan, Forcing School Closures (Post, May 20, 2009)
Officials Are Urged to Heed Lessons of 1976 Flu Outbreak (Post, May 9, 2009)
Most of Any Vaccine for New Flu Strain Could Be Claimed by Rich Nations' Preexisting Contracts: Rich Nations Have Preexisting Contracts (Post, May 7, 2009)
Fall Vaccination Campaign May Include Swine Flu Shots (Post, May 6, 2009)
Ever-Changing Virus Challenges Drugmakers (Post, May 2, 2009)
Virulence of Swine Flu Is Not Yet Known: Don't Leap to Conclusions, WHO Warns (Post, May 2, 2009)
Study Finds Africans More Genetically Diverse Than Other Populations (Post, May 1, 2009)
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