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Vaccine Delays and Shortages
Last
updated: October 7, 2004
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This web page provides the latest
national information about vaccine supplies and provides guidance
to healthcare providers who are facing vaccine shortages or
delays.
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Chart of vaccines*
in delay or shortage
(Vaccines are listed in
order used for the Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule.)
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Only those vaccines included on the recommended
childhood and adolescent immunization schedule
are included in this update.
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| Note1: |
Hib vaccine will not be available from
Wyeth until the fourth quarter of 2004
at the earliest. Updates to their supply
of this product will be provided when
available.
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| Note2: |
The
supply of Pneumococcal 7-valent Conjugate
Vaccine (Prevnar®) has improved and
is now sufficient to meet the national
need for 4 doses for healthy children.
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| Note3 |
On
Oct. 5, 2004, Chiron Corporation announced that none of its
influenza vaccine will be available for distribution in the
U.S for the 2004-05 influenza season. |
Why
were there shortages?
In the United States there were recently shortages of many vaccines
in the recommended childhood immunization schedule. Some of these
shortages were widespread while others were localized. Reasons for
these shortages were multi-factorial and included companies leaving
the vaccine market, manufacturing or production problems, and insufficient
stockpiles. Consequently, some shortages were only specific to one
manufacturer.
Shortages
of several of these vaccines necessitated temporary changes in recommendations
for their use. During that period, summary information about the
shortages including projected duration and recommendations for temporary
changes in the childhood immunization schedule were provided.
Who can I contact
to answer my questions?
- Questions including those dealing
with changes in child care and school requirements necessitated
by vaccine supply problems can be answered by
State Health Department immunization programs at http://www.cdc.gov/other.htm#states
- General immunization questions can be
answered by
The CDC immunization hotline at
1-800-232-2522 (English)
1-800-232-0233 (Spanish)
- Questions about vaccines and
vaccine-preventable diseases frequently asked by people calling the TTY
Service Hotline can be viewed in American Sign Language at
1-800-243-7889 (TTY hotline)
http://www.vaccines.ashastd.org/ttyservice.html
How
often will this information be updated?
This
page on the NIP web site (www.cdc.gov/nip/news/shortages/)
is updated as needed to provide public information
on vaccine shortages and/or delays.
The
FDA's web page on Biological Product Shortages
(www.fda.gov/cber/shortage/shortage.htm)
provides additional information regarding regulatory
issues related to vaccine supply.
Acronyms
and Abbreviations
AAFP - American Academy of Family Physicians
AAP - American Academy of Pediatrics
ACIP - Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FDA - Food and Drug Administration
GAO - United States General Accounting Office
MMWR -
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
NIP - National Immunization Program
TTY - teletypewriter
Other
acronyms
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