Colorado Health News

The CDC has issued its first report on the H1N1 vaccine, stating that the vaccine is safe and few side effects have been seen. By mid-November, approximately 22 million Americans had received the vaccine , with only 3200 reports of...

Serious cases of respiratory disease have accompanied the H1N1 flu virus in populations not normally vulnerable to such a complication, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. In Denver, one of 10 metropolitan areas under investigation by the...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission ( CPSC ) is recalling over 2 million cribs following the reports of 4 infant suffocations. The recall is the biggest in U.S. history. The cribs are made by Stork Craft Manufacturing but many of...

Colorado was to receive nearly 185,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine when they were first distributed to states. Instead, the state got approximately 50,000, far less than expected. Why the discrepancy? No one seems to be providing an explanation. Other...

As the swine flu rages on in much of America, Kathleen Sebelius of the Department of Health and Human Services has 'unconditionally' vouched for the safety of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus vaccine, according to NPR, Sebelius asserts that the...

In 1976, after mass vaccinations against a (different) strain of swine flu, some people were affected with a rare paralyzing condition called Guillain-Barre syndrome. During that time, 500 cases of Guillain-Barre were reported among the 45 million people vaccinated against...

The CDC has announced that the first batch of swine flu (H1N1 virus) vaccines will arrive in the U.S. by October 5th, 2009. The first doses are expected to be a nasal spray mist instead of a shot and will...

A new poll by Consumer Reports shows that most American parents will either hold off on vaccinating their children against the H1N1 (swine flu) virus or won't vaccinate them at all. Nearly 2/3 of the parents who responded to the...

The CDC is reporting that 76 children have died in the U.S. from the swine flu, including 16 in the past week alone. The usual seasonal flu kills between 45-90 children every year. Experts are warning that the swine flu...