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Greg Wasson, Walgreen Co. Chief Executive, thinks health-care reform will greatly benefit the company. Wasson feels the health-care reform will raise sales because it will expand prescription drug coverage and wellness services to millions of uninsured Americans.
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Walgreens expects to be able to provide the H1N1 vaccine to everyone nationwide by the end of the year. Walgreens is the country’s largest drugstore chain in sales, and they plan to become a major distributor of the vaccine.
The Pharmacy already has the vaccine at 1,500 locations, and Walgreens has given out more than 200,000 H1N1 vaccines. Other pharmacies, such as CVS and Rite Aid, are also offering the vaccine in some states and they are expecting to expand to other locations as more vaccines become available.
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The swine flu vaccine intended for infants has been recalled due to the vaccines being less potent than required. There were almost a million doses that were recalled, but federal officials say the vaccines should still be effective.
The 800,000 low-dose, thimerosal-free prefilled syringes intended for infants were sent out about a month ago, so it is assumed that they have already been used, and this recall is just to notify doctors who have any vaccines left.
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About 40 deaths occurred in people who were vaccinated against H1N1 which led health authorities to explore the issue. WHO has declared that so far none of the deaths are linked to the vaccination. The H1N1 vaccine is said to be as safe as the seasonal flu vaccine with normal side effects including swelling and redness or pain at the injection site, and a few said they suffered from fever or headache.
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As the supply of Tamiflu, an H1N1 drug, is running low, some pharmacists are selling the medicine for triple the price than what others are. “The out-of-pocket price to fill the same liquid Tamiflu prescription can range from $43 to $130, according to USA TODAY’s phone survey of more than 100 pharmacies in six states,” abc News reports.
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With the number of swine flu cases rising by the day, the CDC has estimated that the flu has killed as many as 6, ooo Americans.
The CDC estimated that 22 million were diagnosed with Swine Flu by October 17th. CDC immunization and respiratory disease chief Anne Schacht, MD reported that “to have very high rates of flu in September and October is extremely unusual.”
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The FDA encourages everyone to be weary when seeking treatments for swine flu over the internet. Even they were fooled by the fake drugs when they purchased five different products that were labeled as ‘Tamiflu’ or treatments for the 2009 H1N1 flu.
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A 13 year old cat in Iowa picked up H1N1 from its owners after they fell ill. All three eventually recovered from their illness.
“”It’s not unexpected news … we know that influenza viruses can be transmitted between humans and animals,” CDC spokesman Tom Skinner tells WebMD.”
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California health agencies receive less swine flu vaccine than the state average, according to the LA Times, “At least 25 public health agencies have received less than the state average of 45% of their order of H1N1 flu vaccines due to distribution problems, state officials said Wednesday.”
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