A panel of experts that advises the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on vaccine issues, voted this week to recommend that all persons aged 6 months and…
Voluntary System Works For...
February 11, 2010
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Social interaction between neighbours, work colleagues and other communities and social groups makes voluntary vaccination programs for epidemics such as Swine Flu, SARS or Bird Flu a surprisingly effective method of…
Risk of third H1N1 flu wave in...
January 30, 2010
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It’s Not Too Late To...
January 9, 2010
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It is not too late for those who have not been immunized against the novel H1N1 influenza A virus or seasonal influenza to protect themselves from a potentially serious and possibly…
Nunavut reports H1N1 vaccine...
January 4, 2010
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There is a surplus of about 5,000 doses of the swine flu vaccine in Nunavut, according to health officials.The leftover doses are in every community across Nunavut, the Health Department says.Officials…
H1N1 Vaccination Is Now...
December 25, 2009
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After doing immunizations at about 100 schools and offering community events geared toward people at greatest risk, the Polk County Health Department says its clinics are open to anyone who…
President Obama now vaccinated...
December 23, 2009
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Upcoming Community H1N1...
December 22, 2009
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Can We Stop Worrying About The...
December 20, 2009
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Washington (SmartAboutHealth) – The H1N1 swine flu has dominated headlines for months now, but with the number of cases appearing to shrink, can we stop worrying about the virus?
The H1N1 swine…
RP still awaiting H1N1 vaccine...
December 19, 2009
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MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health is still waiting for the 1.2 million doses of Influenza A (H1N1) vaccine earlier committed by the World Health Organization.Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and WHO Director…
Two-thirds of South Dakotans...
December 17, 2009
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PIERRE – More than 2,000 South Dakotans have had laboratory-confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza and an estimated 50 times that many have had H1N1 but not been ill enough to seek…
Canadians find clue that might...
December 16, 2009
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Canadian scientists have helped make a discovery that might explain why some people develop severe illness when infected with H1N1 flu and others don’t.The researchers from Toronto’s University Health Network found…
Breakdown In Flu Talks Due To...
December 12, 2009
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Dr Brian Dunn, Chairman of the BMA’s Northern Ireland General Practitioner Committee has responded “with disappointment” to yesterday’s comments about the H1N1 vaccination programme that have been made by Mr…
As mass H1N1 clinics wrap up,...
December 10, 2009
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OTTAWA — As cities across the country announce plans to wrap up their mass H1N1 vaccination clinics, federal officials said Wednesday that about one-third of Canadians have so far rolled up their…
Tracking H1N1: Vaccine for the...
December 9, 2009
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H1N1 vaccine is now available to all residents in Maryland and Georgia, state health officials announced. The two states join a growing number of state and local governments expanding the availability…
H1N1 More Risky Than Seasonal...
December 8, 2009
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Infection with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, causes more life-threatening complications than seasonal flu in children with sickle cell disease, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. The…
Three more flu deaths as H1N1...
December 8, 2009
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The number of severe new cases of H1N1 flu in B.C. dropped sharply over the past week.
Three more people died in the province – two on Vancouver Island and one in…
Swine flu is widespread only...
December 5, 2009
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ATLANTA – Swine flu infections continue to wane, just as vaccine is becoming plentiful enough that some communities are allowing everyone to get it, not just those in priority groups.Swine flu…
H1N1 Swine Flu symptoms still...
November 22, 2009
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The World Health Organization (WHO) issued an update on the current statistics of H1N1 swine flu symptoms around the world on November 20th, covering up until the 15th of November.
Viewed across…
H1N1 vaccination clinics start...
November 21, 2009
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OTTAWA — Most of the city’s H1N1 vaccination clinics were out of wristbands entitling residents to swine-flu shots by mid-morning Saturday.
According to Ottawa’s public-health department, the clinics at Constellation Crescent, Barrhaven…
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