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Influenza Vaccine for Older Patients Covered under Medicare Part B
Fluzone® High-Dose Influenza vaccine for patients age 65 and older will be a payable benefit under Medicare Part B, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in […]
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High Dose Influenza Vaccine Still Available
High dose influenza vaccine for people 65 and older is still available, with more information in this weekly CDC Mortality and Morbidity Report. Sanofi Pasteur, the manufacturer of the vaccine […]
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Newly Licensed Influenza Virus Vaccine Designed for Older Adults
Sanofi Pasteur recently received licensure of Fluzone® High-Dose (Influenza Virus Vaccine), which the vaccine maker says is designed to generate a more robust immune response to influenza in people 65 […]
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State Continues H1N1 Vaccination Program
State public health officials this week called for public and private providers to continue to offer H1N1 vaccinations even though H1N1 activity has been declining since peaking in October. State […]
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Health Directors Push for More H1N1 Vaccine
State Health Director Jeffrey Engel, MD, said he has joined health directors across the country in supporting the CDC’s initiative to get more H1N1 vaccine out to the public. Read […]
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Voluntary Recall of H1N1 Vaccine Involves 18,000 Doses in NC
The NC Division of Public Health announced Tuesday that it was contacting 132 health care providers who received H1N1 pediatric vaccine from four lots that were voluntarily recalled by the […]
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State Expands Availability of H1N1 Vaccine
The NC Division of Public Health announced Tuesday the expansion of the H1N1 vaccination effort. State Public Health Director Jeffrey Engel, MD, advised health care providers, retail pharmacies and local […]
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Mini-Poster Helps Educate Medicare Beneficiaries about Flu Vaccines
CMS has made available a mini-poster designed to inform seniors and vulnerable populations that Medicare and Medicaid cover both the seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccines. You can download the poster […]
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State Issues Memo Concerning Oseltamivir-Resistant H1N1 Influenza
State Epidemiologist Megan Davies, MD, has issued a memo to all NC health care providers about the use of oseltamivir for treatment of H1N1 influenza virus infections. The memo was […]
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H1N1 Vaccine Continues to Trickle into NC
More doses of H1N1 vaccine were expected to arrive on Thursday, according to state public health officials who participated in a statewide H1N1 briefing on Tuesday. About 115, 000 doses […]
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