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2005

01-13-04 = Kansas Lifts All Restrictions on Flu Vaccine - Increasing Flu Activity Reported in Kansas

2004

12-16-04 = Many Kansans at High-Risk for Flu Complications Received Vaccine
12-13-04 = Kansas Expands Access to Flu Vaccine
12-06-04 = Kansas Begins Receiving Shipments of Flu Vaccine - Flu Season Peaks in Kansas in January or Later
11-17-04 = Kansas to Receive 15,000 Additional Doses of Flu Vaccine - Doses Go Directly to Local Health Departments
11-12-04 = KANSAS TO RECEIVE 75,360 DOSES OF FLU VACCINE FROM CDC - State to Distribute Doses According to KDHE Redistribution Plan
11-05-04 = Kansas to Receive Flu Vaccine From Universities - State to Distribute Doses According to KDHE Redistribution Plan
10-13-04 = KDHE Surveys Health Care Providers Regarding Flu Vaccine Supply and Distribution
10-07-04 = KDHE Plans Flu Vaccine Redistribution Efforts
10-06-04 = CDC Announces Flu Vaccine Shortage
09-24-04 = Kansas to Conduct FLU-X Exercises in October
01-27-04 = KDHE Reminds Kansans It’s Not Too Late For a Flu Shot - CDC Sending Additional Free Doses of Adult Vaccine; State has free pediatric doses
01-13-04 = CDC Offers FluMist® to States At No Charge - KDHE reports "Local" flu activity in Kansas (#04-06)
01-06-04 = KDHE Receives Additional 1,300 Doses of Pediatric Flu Vaccine - State Continues to Redistribute Doses from Private Providers (#04-01)

2003

12-29-03 = KDHE Receives Additional Flu Vaccine from Dept. of Corrections - State Redistributes Hundreds of Doses of Influenza Vaccine
12-22-03 = Kansas to Receive Approximately 5,000 More Doses of Flu Vaccine for Adults and Children
12-15-03 = Kansas to Receive Additional Flu Vaccine from CDC
12-10-03 = State Health Agency Recommending Targeted Use of Remaining Flu Vaccine
12-05-03 = Increase in Flu Vaccinations Leads to Smaller National Vaccine Supply - KDHE Working to Redistribute Vaccine Where Need Remains
12-04-03 = Influenza Activity Increases in Kansas - Children and Other High Risk Individuals Strongly Encouraged to Get Vaccinated
11-12-03 = First Influenza-Related Death of Season Confirmed
10-14-03 = State Officials Encourage Influenza Vaccinations