With limited supply of vaccines against flu the prices go up, way up
Jack Bond’s hospital pharmacy needed projectiles 2800 flu, but his supplier was unable to provide. Many other distributors for its needs, but for a price not less than $ 600 for a vial of 10 projectiles of bird flu, which normally costs about $ 80.With no other choice, officials Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, thought about paying that price “as a last resort,” said Bond, the hospital pharmacy director.
Fortunately, other health providers in the area helped rescue, sharing their supplies.
Around the country, health officials say, some trying to provide funds on flu shot shortage.
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