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The shutdown cut the winter's supply of flu vaccine for Americans nearly in half.

Like hundreds of thousands of health workers nationwide, Ms. Forgione was left hanging on Oct. 5 when her supplier, Chiron Corporation, defaulted on its promise to provide more than half of the nation's supply of flu vaccine -- 46 to 48 million doses -- because it was contaminated with bacteria, resulting in one of the worst crises in the history of the nation's flu vaccination program.

B1 FASHION B8-9 SPORTSTHURSDAY D1-7 HOUSE & HOME F1-12 CIRCUITS G1-8 ARTS E1-12 OBITUA29ESCIENCE/HEALTHHEALTH Company Can Produce Vaccine After a five-month shutdown that disrupted the nation's supply of flu vaccine, the Chiron Corporation received permission to resume production, potentially in time to avoid another shortage next winter.

But as concern has grown across the country that only the neediest should receive the limited supply of flu vaccine, state and local health officials have stepped in to redistribute vaccine from hospitals and doctors who received a lot of it to others that received none.

PAGE A18 Supplier of Flu Vaccine To Resume Production After a five-month shutdown that disrupted the supply of flu vaccine in the United States, the Chiron Corporation received permission to resume production, potentially in time to avoid another shortage next winter.

Others say 'I have papers from my doctor' or 'Here, I have my meds".' When British regulators shut down Chiron Corporation's Liverpool factory on Oct. 5, citing concerns about bacterial contamination, they cut off about half the supply of flu vaccine the United States normally receives, or 46 million to 48 million doses.

Public health officials across the country had begun to complain about tight supplies of flu vaccine.

A11 Possible Flu Vaccine Shortage Vaccine makers said they had shipped their entire supplies of flu vaccines as flu cases continued to surge in at least 10 states.

But the remaining scarce supplies of flu shots were being saved for the elderly and others most at risk.

"We put plans in place earlier this year to increase supplies of flu drugs, making the UK one of the most prepared countries in the world," a spokesman said.

As Americans scramble to find dwindling supplies of flu vaccine, there are signs that this flu season, the worst in recent years, may be starting to wane, according to federal health officials.