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South Florida counties to offer swine flu vaccine to general public
Coral Springs :: FL :: USA | about 4 hours ago
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With supplies of swine flu vaccine loosening, Broward County will for the first time offer it to anyone who wants it starting next week, and Palm Beach County will follow suit in a week or two, officials said Monday. It will be the general public's first...
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College student has bacterial meningitis, SLO County health officials say
San Luis Obispo :: CA :: USA | 2 days ago
Credibility Health officials strongly suspect that he could have the form of the disease known as meningococcal meningitis. That form is relatively rare, with up to 3,000 cases nationwide and 125 deaths annually, according to health officials. The young man was described...
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Schools get some H1N1 vaccine
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility Bexar County students soon will have access to the H1N1 vaccine but the number of doses is well below what local health officials had hoped to receive from the state before flu season. The Metropolitan Health Districtreceived 12,900 doses — its first...
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Canada's athletes leaving country unprotected from swine flu
Vancouver :: Canada | 3 days ago
Credibility Canada's top female biathlete wanted vaccination for the swine flu before she boarded an airplane this weekend, but Zina Kocher couldn't get it. "I leave for Europe on Saturday, so it's doubtful I will get it," the 26-year-old from Red Deer, Alta., said...
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State reports 11 more deaths from H1N1; total is now 30
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 3 days ago
Credibility The updated totals come from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's weekly report. Last week, officials began reporting statewide deaths in the same way they are reported by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , which involves...
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Health officials join faith, flu shots
Charlotte :: TX :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility Beck, health educator with the Guilford County Health Department. “Getting a flu vaccination is another step in protecting the congregation and our community as a whole.” The sanctuary offers a good network for sharing information, said the Rev. Joel...
Tags: flu shots, congregational nurses, Guilford County Health Department, health officials, Charlotte, Influenza vaccine, Flu season, flu pandemic in the United States, Influenza A virus, MedImmune, Vaccines, Influenza, Influenza A virus subtype H1N1
H1N1 cases fall in U.S. but could rise with Thanksgiving travel, gatherings
Cardiff :: United Kingdom | 4 days ago
Credibility The level of swine flu activity in the United States appears to be declining, although officials are worried about another increase of cases during the Thanksgiving holiday when many people travel and families gather. The number of states reporting widespread...
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2008 typhus outbreak in Texas atypical
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility An outbreak of murine typhus was confirmed in Travis County, Texas, last year, federal health officials said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report said Thursday although murine typhus, a flea-borne disease...
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CDC tells travelers to 'Stop, Wash and Go'
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility Holiday get-togethers and traveling itself provide an ideal way for illness to spread, especially H1N1 flu, U.S. health officials said. Officials of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said Thursday it it beginning its largest ever...
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Experts say flu virus may be on the wane
Noblesville :: IN :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility Two other people have died from non-H1N1 influenza since June 1st. Emergency rooms and private providers continue to see a smaller percentage of patients complaining of influenza-like illnesses. Hospitals have also seen a decrease in cases. State health...
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