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SEC 'glitch' hampers child vaccine.(Health Care Policy)(Securities and Exchange Commission)

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| December 15, 2004 | Manning, Anita | COPYRIGHT 2003 Aspen Publishers, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

"The national stockpile of vaccines for children, planned as a cushion against shortages of emergencies, is seriously understocked, health officials say. The problem isn't money. Funding to buy a six-month supply of recommended childhood shots from vaccine makers is available through the Vaccines for Children Program, which has allotted $172 million for the purpose. The glitch, says Stephen Cochi, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's) Immunization Program, is a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accounting regulation that bars vaccine makers from claiming sales to the stockpile program as revenue until they're delivered to the…

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