States threaten penalties to curb flu shot for the healthy
As vaccine shortages bite the nation, Michigan and Washington DC join Massachusetts New Mexico and Oregon in ordering health workers not to vaccinate healthy low risk people. Violations carry fines or jail. states emphasize rationing to cut deaths while clinics struggle with scarce doses and a halted Chiron supply.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Washington
Janet Olszewski
Olszewski
Associated Press
Massachusetts
New Mexico
Oregon
Washington, D.C
Gregg Pane
District of Columbia Department of Health
Pane
Health Department
Christine Ferguson
County Vaccine Plan Faces Shortage Rationing
Solla announced Ector County Health Department will administer 1100 flu shots this year amid a national shortage. Residents must show proof of age and county residency, bring a physician's prescription naming flu, and pay $18 with Medicare accepted. No reservations and limited supply expected, with 500 doses likely the total.
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Solla
Health Department
State Health Department
Who Should Get Flu Shots per CDC Guidelines
The CDC recommends flu shots for adults 65 and older, people 2 to 64 with chronic conditions especially COPD, children 6 to 23 months, nursing home residents, people with diabetes, healthcare workers, pregnant women in flu season, children 6 months to 18 years on chronic aspirin therapy, and people with chronic asthma.
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U.S. Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
What can I do if I can't get the vaccine
County health officials outline practical flu prevention steps for those unable to get immunized. Avoid infected people and close contact, cover coughs, wash hands frequently, and maintain distance if you are ill. Health official Nathan Galloway notes non immunized individuals should take usual precautions.
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Ector
Nathan Galloway
Flu vaccine halted by British decision at Texas health center
TTUHSC, the second-largest flu shot maker, announced Oct 5 that the British government blocks part of Fluviron delivery. Chiron, based in California, produced the vaccine at its Liverpool facility. McHattie said about 1,000 shots given at Texas Tech with about 1,000 remaining. Nonpatients seekers flood the site, but supply prioritizes CDC-guided patients and urges callers to contact their physicians.
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John Foster
North End
Chiron Corp
United States
Chiron
California
Liverpool
McHattie
Texas Tech
CDC
Celebrities Unite In PSAs For Youth Voting Drive
Leonardo DiCaprio leads seven celebrities in black and white PSAs urging young people to vote in the November election. Justin Timberlake Ricky Martin Samuel L. Jackson and Benicio del Toro join DiCaprio with topics on environment draft education and women's voting. A 47 second spot airs with a 30 second PSA planned. Rock the Vote says clips will appear on its site next week.
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Los Angeles
Leonardo DiCaprio
DiCaprio
Howard Hughes
the Aviator
Justin Timberlake
Ricky Martin
Samuel L. Jackson
Jackson
Dolly Parton to tour with rising bluegrass group The Grascals
Dolly Parton will tour this fall with The Grascals, a six person bluegrass band just starting out. The group will release its debut album on February 8 and backs Parton on her upcoming album. They open with a 25 minute set before joining her for hits like Coat of Many Colors and 9 to 5.
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Nashville, Tenn
Dolly Parton
Jamie Johnson
The
Grascals
Parton
Greenspan sees small economy hit from higher energy prices
Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan said the current energy price surge will likely have far less impact on the economy than the 1970s shocks. He noted GDP could be trimmed about 0.75 percentage points this year but warned risk grows if oil prices rise materially higher.
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Washington
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Greenspan
National Italian American Foundation
United States
Middle East
Woman dies after long flu shot wait in California
A 79-year-old woman collapsed after standing in line for more than five hours for a flu vaccine outside a Safeway in Lafayette California. She died the next day from head injuries caused by the fall as her daughter described the scene. The coroner confirmed the death amid vaccine supply shortages and long waiting lines.
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Lafayette
Calif
Marie Franklin
Safeway
Ginni Poulos
Franklin
Poulos
Teena Massingill
Correction on autograph event at White Pool House Museum
Odessa American corrects an error about autographs by Mexican artist Sarah Jimenez. She will be available 3 to 5 p.m. on October 27 at the White Pool House Museum. The newspaper apologizes for the error.
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Sarah Jimenez
White Pool House
Odessa
Fallujah residents distance themselves from al-Zarqawi claim
In Fallujah talks residents distance al-Zarqawi from Iraq and say outsiders exist but many fighters act for Iraq not foreign leaders. They question U S claims of foreign fighters and note local distrust after bombings. A city delegation calls handing over the Jordanian fugitive an impossible condition amid ongoing violence.
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al-Zarqawi
Fallujah
Baghdad
Saddam Hussein
Iraq
Sheik Ali Ibrahim Faris
Union of Tribes
Baghdad-Fallujah
Fadi Yassin
U.S
Ramadi
Abu Abdullah
Hameed Jassim
Jassim
Ahmed al-Issawi
Allawi
al-Issawi
Texas Lottery Mega Millions Winning Numbers Report
Friday October 15 draws show Mega Millions numbers 824 30 36 25 with Megaplier 4. Pick 3 Night results 6 2 0 and Cash 5 19 28 32 36.
New Mexico Lottery Road Runner Cash 5 Draw
Lottery draw results for New Mexico Road Runner Cash 5. Numbers shown include 12, 22, 34 with 4 digits and decimals. October 14 is noted as the drawing date.
Odessa American contact and publication notices
Front matter lists contact numbers for staff including publisher editor and departments. It includes outreach hours, advertising and classified details, policy disclaimers, and subscription information for the Odessa American.
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