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A year later, Lufkin health official evaluates H1N1 response
A year after the H1N1 pandemic started, batches of the vaccine in Angelina County have already expired and been disposed of. However, many batches are still good and flu vaccinations are being made now that include the new strain.
Czech health official contracts swine flu (UPI)
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, Feb. 2 (UPI) — The Czech Republic official in charge of decisions on compulsory swine flu vaccinations says he himself has caught the virus.
Official: Mo. ‘lucky’ only 11 died of swine flu (Park Hills Daily Journal)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri has been “incredibly lucky” that only 11 of an estimated 10,000 U.S. deaths from swine flu are attributed to residents of the state, a health official said.
Official: Mo. ‘lucky’ only 11 died of swine flu (Park Hills Daily Journal)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri has been “incredibly lucky” that only 11 of an estimated 10,000 U.S. deaths from swine flu are attributed to residents of the state, a health official said.
UW-Madison Official Says Swine Flu Wave Likely (WISC-TV Madison)
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Madison’s top health official said she’s expecting another wave of swine flu cases as students return for the spring semester.
Swine Flu Wave Likely (TMJ4 Milwaukee)
UW-Madison’s top health official says she’s expecting another wave of swine flu cases as students return for the spring semester.
Official: Mo. ‘lucky’ only 11 died of swine flu (Park Hills Daily Journal)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri has been “incredibly lucky” that only 11 of an estimated 10,000 U.S. deaths from swine flu are attributed to residents of the state, a health official said.
UW-Madison official says swine flu wave likely (WKBT La Crosse)
Associated Press – January 10, 2010 6:05 AM ET MADISON, Wis. (AP) – University of Wisconsin-Madison’s top health official says she’s expecting another wave of swine flu cases as students return…
Swine flu vaccine nearing development: Official (Calcutta News)
India is close to developing a vaccine to prevent swine flu and it should be ready by March or April, a senior health official said Saturday. ‘We are close to developing effective vaccines to contain swine flu.
Official: Mo. ‘lucky’ only 11 died of swine flu (Park Hills Daily Journal)
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri has been “incredibly lucky” that only 11 of an estimated 10,000 U.S. deaths from swine flu are attributed to residents of the state, a health official said.
Swine flu fears abate in India camp (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
India pace bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth had recovered from swine flu, while other team members had been cleared of the virus despite suffering flulike symptoms on Saturday, a state health official said. Sreesanth, who tested positive for the H1N1 virus on Friday, and opening batsman Gambhir will miss Saturday’s second and final Twenty20 international against Sri [...]
India’s Sreesanth recovers from swine flu (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
India pace bowler Shanthakumaran Sreesanth was recovering well after being hospitalized for swine flu, a state health official said Saturday. Sreesanth, who tested positive for the H1N1 virus on Friday, will miss Saturday’s second and final Twenty20 international against Sri Lanka. He was admitted to hospital on Thursday night with symptoms of swine flu.
Swine Flu Has Infected 1 in 6 Americans: CDC (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, Dec. 10 (HealthDay News) — The H1N1 swine flu has sickened nearly 50 million Americans, sent more than 200,000 people to the hospital and killed nearly 10,000 — more than 8,000 of them children and young adults, a federal health official said Thursday.
Swine Flu Continues to Wane (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) — The number of states reporting widespread swine flu activity continued to decline this week — to 25 from a high of 48 just two weeks ago, a U.S. health official said Friday.
Swine Flu Waning, But Could Return (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. health official said Tuesday that H1N1 swine flu infections appear to be on the wane nationally, but many experts agreed the virus could return in force later this winter.
China reports 8 cases of swine flu mutation (AP via Yahoo! News)
China has detected eight cases of swine flu mutation, a health official said Wednesday, amid longstanding concerns among scientists that the virus could change into a more dangerous form.
Children swine flu deaths spike in US amid vaccine shortage (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States will release its entire stock of children’s Tamiflu antivirals, a top health official said, as the pediatric swine flu toll spiked well above the annual toll for kids from seasonal flu.
Child swine flu deaths spike in US amid vaccine shortage (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States released Friday its entire stock of children’s Tamiflu antivirals, a top health official said, as the pediatric swine flu toll spiked well above the annual toll for kids from seasonal flu.
Swine Flu Vaccine Still in Short Supply (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) — Production delays continue to hamper distribution of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine, a leading U.S. health official said Friday.
US tops 1,000 swine flu deaths, millions of cases: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States has seen “many millions of cases” of swine flu and more than 1,000 deaths — or around a fifth of the world’s total — since the H1N1 outbreak began six months ago, a top health official said Friday.
Swine Flu Still Strikes Younger People Hardest (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) — The H1N1 swine flu epidemic continues to strike younger people, a U.S. health official said Tuesday, noting that nearly 90 percent of deaths since Sept. 1 were among those under 65 years of age.
Many Hospitalized With Swine Flu Had Been Healthy (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) — While the majority of people hospitalized with the H1N1 swine flu have chronic medical conditions, many were healthy before coming down with the disease, a U.S. health official said Tuesday.
CDC Official Downplays Risk From Swine Flu Vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.S. health official says the risks from not getting the swine flu vaccine are greater than any potential risks associated with the vaccine.
CDC Official Downplays Risk From Swine Flu Vaccine (ABC News)
Health official says risks from swine flu outweigh any concerns with flu vaccine itself
CDC Official Downplays Risk From Swine Flu Vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.S. health official says the risks from not getting the swine flu vaccine are greater than any potential risks associated with the vaccine.
CDC official downplays risk from swine flu vaccine (AP via Yahoo! News)
A top U.S. health official says the risks from not getting the swine flu vaccine are greater than any potential risks associated with the vaccine.
US child deaths from swine flu ’shoot up’: official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Child deaths from swine flu were ’shooting up” in the United States, with 19 deaths from influenza reported in recent days, a US health official said Friday.
Asia Prepares For Swine Flu Second Wave (Forbes)
HONG KONG — A health official in the region said the second wave of swine flu cases has come sooner than expected.
One shot enough against swine flu, US studies confirm (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A single dose of vaccine could be enough to immunize adults against swine flu, a top US health official said Friday, allaying fears of a scramble for a tight supply of shots when flu season returns.
Swine flu will expose global health inequality: WHO (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The global swine flu pandemic will expose the failure of the international community to invest in health protection in poor countries, the world’s top health official warned here Tuesday.
Swine flu outbreak at Washington St. may be easing (AP via Yahoo! News)
A swine flu outbreak at Washington State University that is suspected of sickening more at least 2,200 students may be tapering off, a campus health official said Monday.
US cool on one-shot swine flu vaccine (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States will continue to work toward a two-shot vaccine against swine flu, a top health official said Thursday after Chinese and Swiss pharmaceutical companies said they have developed single-dose A(H1N1) vaccines.
Swine flu gets more active as schools open: CDC (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Swine flu is spreading more quickly in the U.S. Southeast, where schools started back earlier than in other areas after the summer break, a U.S. health official said Wednesday.
Swine flu gets more active as schools open: CDC (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Swine flu is spreading more quickly in the U.S. Southeast, where schools started back earlier than in other areas after the summer break, a U.S. health official said Wednesday.
Swine flu gets more active as schools open: CDC (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Swine flu is spreading more quickly in the U.S. Southeast, where schools started back earlier than in other areas after the summer break, a U.S. health official said on Wednesday.
China Presses Quarantine Against Flu
The Chinese have quarantined flu sufferers even though an international health official said the illness was already so widespread that “containment is not a feasible option.”.
US to hold emergency meeting on swine flu vaccine (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US immunization experts have called an emergency meeting to map out a plan for vaccinating Americans against swine flu when influenza season returns in the coming months, a health official said Friday.
WHO chief doubts speedy swine flu vaccinations (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The world’s top health official said a swine flu vaccine would not be readily available for months, undermining national plans for rapid immunisation against the accelerating pandemic.
WHO casts doubts on speedy swine flu vaccinations (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The world’s top health official cast doubt over plans to vaccinate millions of people against the “unstoppable” swine flu pandemic, saying immunisations would not be available for months.
Australia braces for mass swine flu vaccination (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Australia has scrambled to immunise its entire population against swine flu if necessary as Asia-Pacific’s worst-hit nation responded to what one health official called an “unstoppable” pandemic.
Australia braces for mass swine flu vaccination (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Australia has scrambled to immunise its entire population against swine flu if necessary as Asia-Pacific’s worst-hit nation responded to what one health official called an “unstoppable” pandemic.
Swine flu vaccine preparation ramps up: US health official (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The United States will commit one billion dollars toward the purchase of ingredients for a swine flu vaccine, Washington’s top health official said Sunday as US deaths from the virus continued to mount.
WHO warns swine flu ‘unstoppable’
The UN’s top health official tells a swine flu forum in Mexico that the spread of the virus worldwide is now unstoppable.
Saudi faces rising swine flu threat from pilgrims (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Saudi Arabia is gearing up for a possible outbreak of swine flu among Muslim pilgrims to Mecca after the first case in the holy city was detected in a Malaysian boy, a senior health official said.
Fifth person dies of swine flu in Canada (AFP via Yahoo! News)
A fifth person has died of swine flu in Canada since the outbreak of the A(H1N1) virus began two months ago, a Canadian health official said on Saturday.
Global Testing Shows No Variation in Swine Flu Virus (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) — In what would seem to be some encouraging news in the ongoing H1N1 swine flu outbreak, a leading federal health official said Thursday that samples of the virus from points around the globe are genetically identical to the strain found in the United States.
3 cruise ship crew catch swine flu off Australia (AP via Yahoo! News)
A cruise ship with 2,000 passengers aboard has had its voyage cut short and will head to an Australian port for medical help after three crew members were diagnosed Thursday with swine flu, a health official said. It was the second time that people have contracted swine flu on the ship.
Swine Flu Vaccine Won’t Be Ready Until October: CDC (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) — A vaccine for the H1N1 swine flu virus could be ready in October, if research and testing proceed on pace this summer, a leading U.S. health official said Thursday.
CDC says October soonest for swine flu shots (AP via Yahoo! News)
A U.S. health official said a swine flu vaccine could be available as early as October, but only if vaccine production and testing run smoothly this summer.
3 Cruise Ship Crew Catch Swine Flu Off Australia
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A cruise ship with 2,000 passengers aboard has had its voyage cut short and will head to an Australian port for medical help after three crew members were diagnosed Thursday with swine flu, a health official said. It was the second time that people have contracted swine flu on the ship.
3 cruise ship crew catch swine flu off Australia (AP via Yahoo! News)
A cruise ship with 2,000 passengers aboard has had its voyage cut short and will head to an Australian port for medical help after three crew members were diagnosed Thursday with swine flu, a health official said. It was the second time that people have contracted swine flu on the ship.
3 cruise ship crewmembers catch swine flu off Australia (USA Today)
A cruise ship with 2,000 passengers aboard has cut short a voyage and will head to an Australian port for medical help after three crewmembers were diagnosed Thursday with swine flu, a health official said.
Kuwait: 18 swine flu-infected US troops have left (AP via Yahoo! News)
Eighteen U.S. soldiers infected with swine flu have recovered after treatment on an American base in Kuwait and left the country, a Kuwaiti health official said Sunday.
Kuwait: 18 swine flu-infected US troops have left (AP via Yahoo! News)
Eighteen U.S. soldiers infected with swine flu have recovered after treatment on an American base in Kuwait and left the country, a Kuwaiti health official said Sunday.
Official: Swine flu-infected U.S. troops leave Kuwait (USA Today)
All 18 U.S. soldiers infected with swine flu have recovered and left this oil-rich ally of Washington, a Kuwaiti health official said Sunday.
Eighteen US troops with swine flu leave Kuwait (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Eighteen US soldiers have tested positive for swine flu at an American military base in Kuwait and have left the Gulf emirate, a Kuwaiti health official said on Sunday.
Eighteen US troops with swine flu leave Kuwait (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Eighteen US soldiers have tested positive for swine flu at an American military base in Kuwait and have left the Gulf emirate, a Kuwaiti health official said on Sunday.
Kuwait: 18 swine flu infected US troops have left (AP via Yahoo! News)
All 18 U.S. soldiers infected with swine flu have recovered and left this oil-rich ally of Washington, a Kuwaiti health official said Sunday.
Kuwait: 18 swine flu infected US troops have left (AP via Yahoo! News)
All 18 U.S. soldiers infected with swine flu have recovered and left this oil-rich ally of Washington, a Kuwaiti health official said Sunday.
Kuwait: 18 US soldiers with swine flu bolt country (AP via Yahoo! News)
A Kuwaiti health official says all 18 U.S. soldiers infected with swine flu have recovered and left this oil-rich U.S. ally.
18 US soldiers confirmed with swine flu in Kuwait (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Eighteen US soldiers have tested positive for swine flu at an American military base in Kuwait and all have now left the Gulf emirate, a Kuwaiti health official said.
Kuwait detects swine flu cases among US soldiers (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Kuwait has detected swine flu among US soldiers who passed through the Gulf emirate in transit, a health official said on Saturday, adding that there are no cases among Kuwaitis.
Swine Flu Outbreak May Be on the Wane: CDC (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
FRIDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) — While many states are still reporting new cases of infection with the H1N1 swine flu virus, there seems to be an overall decline in visits to doctors and hospitals by people with the disease, indicating that the outbreak might be subsiding, a U.S. health official said Thursday.
Swine Flu Outbreak May Be Subsiding, CDC Says (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
THURSDAY, May 21 (HealthDay News) — While many states are still reporting new cases of infection with the H1N1 swine flu virus, there seems to be an overall decline in visits to doctors and hospitals by people with the disease, indicating that the outbreak might be subsiding, a U.S. health official said Thursday.
Utah reports first swine flu death; NYC has closed 21 schools (CNN)
A Utah man with chronic health problems died Wednesday from complications associated with swine flu, a local health official said. If confirmed, it would be the ninth U.S. fatality associated with the flu outbreak.
Mexican health chief: Swine flu cases leveling off (AP via Yahoo! News)
Mexico’s top health official said Thursday the number of new swine flu cases is stabilizing in the nation at the epicenter of the outbreak. Health secretary Jose Angel Cordova told a news conference he hoped the trend will continue and that a vaccine would be available in six months. European health ministers said they would [...]
Mexican health chief: Swine flu cases leveling off (AP via Yahoo! News)
Mexico’s top health official said Thursday the number of new swine flu cases is stabilizing in the nation at the epicenter of the outbreak. Health secretary Jose Angel Cordova told a news conference he hoped the trend will continue and that a vaccine would be available in six months. European health ministers said they would [...]
Mexican health chief: Swine flu cases leveling off (AP via Yahoo! News)
Mexico’s top health official said Thursday the number of new swine flu cases is stabilizing in the nation at the epicenter of the outbreak. Health secretary Jose Angel Cordova told a news conference he hoped the trend will continue and that a vaccine would be available in six months. European health ministers said they would [...]
China warns of swine flu ahead of major holiday (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The likelihood of swine flu spreading to China is very high, a senior health official said Thursday, as millions of people prepare to travel around the country for a long-weekend public holiday.