U.S. health officials, taking another step to ease the season’s flu shot shortage, approved the importation of up to 4 million flu shot doses from Europe on Tuesday for patients willing to sign a consent form. The government will immediately buy 1.2 million doses made by GlaxoSmithKline Plc at a plant in Germany and distribute them to needy areas, Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson said. Another 2.8 million doses from the company are available for later in the flu season.
