{
  "id": 16177429,
  "title": "Influenza vaccine shortage hits Lahore markets following insulin supply crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/influenza-vaccine-shortage-hits-lahore-markets-following-insulin",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-23T10:53:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1571215/influenza-vaccine-shortage-hits-lahore-markets-following-insulin-supply-crisis/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Lahore faces a severe health crisis as influenza vaccine became virtually unavailable across retail pharmacies, following an earlier acute shortage of insulin. Local medical store operators reported that major international pharmaceutical brands failed to supply seasonal flu vaccines to the Pakistani market this year. Consequently, elderly citizens and vulnerable patients suffering from chronic…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}