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With flu vaccine in short supply, public health officials urge doctors to save shots for high-risk patients.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| October 25, 2000 | Borenstein, Seth | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. 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

WASHINGTON _ A group of top public health officials urged doctors Wednesday to turn down most healthy people who want flu shots before December, because the vaccine is in short supply.

The health officials want to save what's available for high-risk patients _ mainly the elderly and chronically ill _ and are urging them to get their flu shots as soon as possible.

Nearly one-quarter of the 75 million U.S. flu vaccine doses projected to handle this season's flu won't be ready until after Dec. 1 due to unexpected manufacturing problems.

That's close to the start of the season for flu, which normally causes about 20,000 premature deaths each year. The…

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