Schaffner: Flu vaccine supply may be disrupted with new panel ruling
On Wednesday, a federal advisory committee on immunization voted to retract its endorsement of the vaccine after preliminary CDC study results presented to the committee showed it provided no protection from the flu strain that made most people sick last year. With many doctors, hospitals and flu clinics placing their orders for flu vaccine early in the year, Dr. William Schaffner, a Vanderbilt University vaccine expert said the panel's decision would really disrupt the vaccine supply.