Influenza Vaccine

Internet Article: Flu Vaccine Abstract: Last year flu season had brought a strain of the Influenza virus with a severity unlike any other seen in previous years. This supposed new strain was a mutated, untreatable strain that was expected to be responsible for several deaths. The media has caused such a wide spread panic over the Influenza bug last year due to the shortage of the Influenza vaccine because a great deal of vaccines became …

…year. At the same time pharmacists are responding to unprecedented demand for the flu vaccine due to the current shortage. The pharmacist is on the front line in addressing consumers' questions and concerns about the availability and supply of the vaccine. References: Colander, D. (2004), Economics, Fifth Edition, Burr Ridge, IL: Irwin/McGraw Hill. Flaherty, M. P. (2004), Washington Post, Suppliers Jack Up Flu Vaccine Price. Retrieved from the web on November 25, 2005 from washingtonpost.com page A02