H1N1 in Honduran schools triggers panic

H1N1 influenza has triggered panic in the capital’s schools, to the point where the Secretariat of Health has closed three private schools as well as reporting a 95 percent absenteeism rate in a public school. via H5N1: Honduras: H1N1 …

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H1N1 vaccine still available (Point Pleasant Register)

POINT PLEASANT — Those who still have not received the H1N1 vaccine still have another chance to do so. The Mason County Health Department is continuing to offer the vaccine to all age groups at n…

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[Crof's H5N1] UK: Why we were right to worry about H1N1 …

An excellent op-ed piece in the Guardian by Mark Honigsbaum: Swine flu could have been a disaster. Excerpt:Writing in this paper last week, Tom Sheldon eloquently makes the point that predicting pandemics is a species of risk analysis …

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Does Your Dog or Cat Need Protection From H1N1?

Dogs can get something called the canine influenza virus , but that “has adapted itself to dogs and really is a dog pathogen at this point,” Olsen said. It originally came from horses and mainly affects canines in an animal shelter. …

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Health Dept. promotes National Influenza Week (Point Pleasant Register)

POINT PLEASANT — While 2009 could be deemed as a “year of the flu” due to the surge of the H1N1 influenza virus, health departments continue to push influenza vaccines in 2010. National Influenza …

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Health Dept. promotes National Influenza Week (Point Pleasant Register)

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Swine Flu (H1N1) – 5 Things You Can Do to Stay Away From it

Technorati Tags: Beards, Breathing Problems, Cough, Coughs, Elbow, Face Masks, Flu, Flu Outbreak, Flu Virus, Immunization Programs, Large Crowd, Liquid Soap, Runny N … WHO’s Keiji Fukuda, an influenza expert, said that while there was no predicting at this point what will actually happen, a pandemic would….

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More H1N1 vaccine available (The Augusta Chronicle)

About 60 million people have probably been vaccinated against the novel influenza A H1N1 virus so far, but many adults who wanted to get the vaccine might not have received it at this point, an official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

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Not Another CONspiracy: Swine flu vaccine ineffective against low …

The New York Times reported on November 27th that the H1N1 influenza virus found in the Ukraine has likely changed to the point where the swine flu vaccine will no longer prevent infection. This is the result of the designation of this …

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H1N1 Vaccine: How Well Does It Work in Children?

And, that is my point about the H1N1 antibody study in children. … Do the vaccinated kids who mount theoretically-protective antibodies get H1N1 flu symptoms when they come in contact with the virus . .

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Quick Facts: H1N1 (Swine Flu)

At this point, those 65 and older appear less affected by the H1N1 virus than they usually are by influenza;…

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