News Source: Toronto Star
| 2 months ago
Different launch dates, unverified new research contribute to problems Sep 26, 2009 04:30 AM Theresa Boyle Health Reporter Canada's public health response to the flu is getting confusing as provinces roll out different vaccination programs for...
News Source: Uinta County News
| 2 months ago
Calfee, MD, Infection Control Officer, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, recently discussed the flu vaccine: -- What is the seasonal flu shot? The seasonal flu shot is given annually and protects against three common viruses, one influenza A (H3N2)...
News Source: Sacramento Bee
| 2 months ago
Public health departments across the region are issuing a collective plea: get the seasonal flu shot, NOW. And P.S., stay tuned for updates on the H1N1 vaccine, which should be available in October. The flu season is getting an unusually early start...
News Source: The New York Times
| 2 months ago
The opening of the vaccination campaign for swine flu is “going to be a little bumpy,” the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention predicted Friday as he gave new details about how the vaccine would be distributed. The first...
News Source: Macleans
| 2 months ago
Centers for Disease Control would be eager to see final or even preliminary data from an unpublished Canadian study that appears to link getting a seasonal flu shot with catching swine flu, the agency's director said Friday. Dr. Thomas Frieden...
News Source: National Public Radio
| 2 months ago
CDC To Start Taking Orders For Swine Flu Vaccine Next Week September 25, 2009 byline goes here by Deborah Franklin The first batches of swine flu vaccine -- between six million and seven million doses -- should start trickling into U.S. clinics...