Thursday, September 9, 2010

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Knox County Health Dept. to begin “fast track” flu shot clinic

September 8, 2010

Knox County Health Dept. to begin “fast track” flu shot clinic The shots will be available starting September 13th, Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through November 12. Vaccine cost will be $20 for the flu shot and $25 for the intranasal mist. Read more on WBIR-TV Knoxville

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Flu Vaccinations Start Early This Year

September 8, 2010

Flu Vaccinations Start Early This Year Rochester, N.Y. – Local health leaders offered some advice Wednesday on the seasonal flu vaccine. Some flu clinics will be starting as early as next week. Read more on 13WHAM Rochester

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Swine flu covered by regular flu shot; CDC recommends those 6 months and older get the vaccine

September 6, 2010

Swine flu covered by regular flu shot; CDC recommends those 6 months and older get the vaccine Last year, the swine flu sparked the first global flu pandemic in more than 40 years, prompting cattle-call style vaccinations in Washtenaw County. Protection from that particular flu strain shouldn’t warrant the same kind of mass organization during [...]

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Flu season expected to be moderate this year

September 4, 2010

Flu season expected to be moderate this year COLUMBIA — Some Columbia residents may be stuck at home with the flu, but medical folks say that isn’t evidence of any unseasonal outbreak. “Flu is always around randomly,” Jason Zerrer, a doctor at Providence Urgent Care, said. The urgent care center has had three or four [...]

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Detecting flu and other disease outbreaks sooner

September 2, 2010

Detecting flu and other disease outbreaks sooner New methods for detecting disease outbreaks earlier have been developed in a collaborative effort between CSIRO and NSW Health. Read more on PhysOrg

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Pediatric Group Issues New Flu Shot Guidelines

August 31, 2010

Pediatric Group Issues New Flu Shot Guidelines Kids between 6 months and 9 years may need a double dose, depending on vaccine history. Read more on Health Scout

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Doctors concerned about likely expansion of H3N2 flu virus in Hanoi

August 29, 2010

Doctors concerned about likely expansion of H3N2 flu virus in Hanoi VietNamNet Bridge – Medical workers fretted that seasonal H3N2 flu virus continued to be widespread in Hanoi and the disease is likely to erupt into epidemic. Read more on Vietnam Net

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Death stats for flu can be misleading, CDC report shows

August 27, 2010

Death stats for flu can be misleading, CDC report shows The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are revising their estimates of the number of people who die each year from flu. We need good death estimates before we can judge how well our infection-control policies are really working, researchers say — but, according [...]

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CDC reviews, prepares for flu season

August 25, 2010

CDC reviews, prepares for flu season ATLANTA — On the brink of a new flu season, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could look back to some successes from the influenza A H1N1 pandemic. Read more on The Augusta Chronicle

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Province to make flu vaccine more accessible

August 23, 2010

Province to make flu vaccine more accessible New Brunswick plans to make protections against the H1N1 and seasonal influenza viruses more accessible during the upcoming flu season. Read more on Telegraph-Journal

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INTERVIEW: MiLOC Expects To Raise GBP3 Million In AIM IPO

August 21, 2010

INTERVIEW: MiLOC Expects To Raise GBP3 Million In AIM IPO INTERVIEW: MiLOC Expects To Raise GBP3 Million In AIM IPO Read more on FOX Business

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Africa: WHO Declares End of H1n1 Pandemic

August 19, 2010

Africa: WHO Declares End of H1n1 Pandemic “World Health Organisation Director-General Margaret Chan announced Tuesday the end of the [H1N1] swine flu pandemic, more than a year after it was declared,” say reports. Read more on AllAfrica.com

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CDC Says Flu Shot Now Protects All Season

August 17, 2010

CDC Says Flu Shot Now Protects All Season It’s that time of year for everyone to get their flu shot. This year, people will only need one. Read more on CBS 5 Phoenix

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NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Egypt, pandemic vaccine efforts, polio lab inventory

August 15, 2010

NEWS SCAN: H5N1 in Egypt, pandemic vaccine efforts, polio lab inventory Egypt reports H5N1 infection Egypt’s health ministry announced an H5N1 avian influenza infection in a 2-year-old girl from Cairo, according to a statement today from the World Health Organization (WHO). She got sick on Aug 2 and was hospitalized the same day and treated [...]

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Equine Encephalitis on the Rise

August 13, 2010

Equine Encephalitis on the Rise Local health officials tell us the number of people getting sick with the flu across West Michigan continues to grow. The number of probable cases of H1N1 Influenza-A in Michigan continues to grow. Read more on WWMT 3 Kalamazoo

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WHO Declares End Of H1N1 Pandemic

August 11, 2010

WHO Declares End Of H1N1 Pandemic “World Health Organisation Director-General Margaret Chan announced Tuesday the end of the [H1N1] swine flu pandemic, more than a year after it was declared,” Agence France-Presse reports. “The world is no longer in phase 6 of influenza pandemic alert. We are now moving into the post-pandemic period,” Chan said [...]

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