December 11, 2003 ATLANTA (AP) -- Supplies of flu shots have run out at some public health districts in Georgia, though the vaccine still may be available with private providers, state health officials said.
Health districts in Cobb and DeKalb counties in metro Atlanta have entirely run out, as have districts in the central and southeastern parts of the state, Richard Quartarone, spokesman for the Georgia Division of Public Health, said Wednesday.
"What we have we have," Quartarone said earlier. "Some districts have a little more than others."
Last week, the nation's main flu shot makers said they had sent all of this year's flu shots -- about 80 million doses -- to doctors and clinics.
"We wish manufacturers made more vaccine this year," said Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Federal officials are checking to see if there is any extra flu vaccine in Europe that could be used in the United States, she said.
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