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Extra Flu Vaccine Purchased by U.S. Government Likely Won't Be Enough.

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| December 12, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Chicago Tribune. 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

Byline: Peter Gorner

Dec. 12--The U.S. government has purchased 250,000 doses of flu vaccine and will rush them to state health departments to combat shortages, federal health officials said Thursday.

The new supply will do little to alleviate a shortage prompted by fears of a particularly nasty flu sweeping the nation. Eighty-three million doses of vaccine were made this year, and nearly all are gone.

Despite the dire predictions, it is not certain that this flu season will be more deadly than others, experts said Thursday.

Although influenza season arrived early, it has yet to reach epidemic levels, said Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of…

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