Thursday, June 3, 2010

News update Flu shots running out Shortage here due to high demand worldwide, say clinics

By Salma Khalik, Health Correspondent
Stocks are also low at private clinics, with the Raffles Medical chain of more than 40 clinics having run out of its 1,000 doses by the end of last week. -- PHOTO: AP
POLYCLINICS are out of flu vaccines and GP clinics are low on stock even as many families want to be protected while they travel during the school holidays, especially to the Southern Hemisphere, where it is now flu season.

One public hospital with a travel clinic, Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), has run out, while the other, Changi General Hospital (CGH), says the earliest appointment it can give for a flu jab is June 16.

Stocks are also low at private clinics, with the Raffles Medical chain of more than 40 clinics having run out of its 1,000 doses by the end of last week.
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