Flu Vaccine News Sends Health Officials Scrambling

By Robert Siegel

Published October 4, 2004 at 11:00 PM CDT

News that a British flu-vaccine company will be closed instead of providing vaccines for the upcoming flu season has health officials working to get the available vaccine to those who need it most. Hear NPR's Robert Siegel and Dr. Richard Raymond, president of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.

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Robert Siegel

Prior to his retirement, Robert Siegel was the senior host of NPR's award-winning evening newsmagazine All Things Considered. With 40 years of experience working in radio news, Siegel hosted the country's most-listened-to, afternoon-drive-time news radio program and reported on stories and happenings all over the globe, and reported from a variety of locations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Asia. He signed off in his final broadcast of All Things Considered on January 5, 2018.

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