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Internist Fred Ralston Jr., MD, has a common problem -- hundreds of influenza A(H1N1) vaccine doses are sitting in the refrigerator of his Fayetteville, Tenn., practice.
"The last dose we administered was in April. We've had no interest [in the vaccine] since then," said Dr. Ralston, president of the American College of Physicians.
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The federal government estimates that as many as 40 million H1N1 doses expired as of June 30. Millions more are languishing in refrigerators in doctors' practices across the U.S.
As health professionals prepare for the start of the 2010-11 influenza season, doctors want to know how they should dispose of expired H1N1 vaccines, as well as what to do with doses that are unused but still valid.
States and the federal government have established programs for physicians to dispose of expired immunizations safely.
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http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2010/07/19/prsb0719.htm
"The last dose we administered was in April. We've had no interest [in the vaccine] since then," said Dr. Ralston, president of the American College of Physicians.
* See related content
* Topic: H1N1
The federal government estimates that as many as 40 million H1N1 doses expired as of June 30. Millions more are languishing in refrigerators in doctors' practices across the U.S.
As health professionals prepare for the start of the 2010-11 influenza season, doctors want to know how they should dispose of expired H1N1 vaccines, as well as what to do with doses that are unused but still valid.
States and the federal government have established programs for physicians to dispose of expired immunizations safely.
....
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2010/07/19/prsb0719.htm