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WHO: Swine flu still hasn’t peaked (USA Today)
The World Health Organization said it was “premature” to downgrade the swine flu outbreak.
CDC: Swine flu sickened 57 million Americans (USA Today)
Swine flu cases are down, but health officials say the disease’s cumulative impact has grown to 57 million U.S. illnesses, 257,000 hospitalizations and 11,690 deaths.
Swine flu vaccine safe, California and CDC data show (USA Today)
At the height of fear over H1N1 flu this fall, vaccination foes claimed it was safer to get swine flu than to be inoculated against it.
U.S. swine flu epidemic shows signs of being over (USA Today)
Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic over? Federal health officials won’t go so far as to say that, but on Friday they reported for the fourth week in a row that no states had widespread flu activity.
CDC: 61M Americans vaccinated against swine flu (USA Today)
Since October, 61 million Americans — roughly 20% of the U.S. population — have been vaccinated against the H1N1 swine flu, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said today in its first detailed estimate of inoculations.
CDC: About 1 in 6 Americans have had swine flu (USA Today)
Swine flu has sickened about 50 million Americans, and killed about 10,000, according to new estimates released by federal health officials on Thursday.
Swine flu far less severe in latest calculations (USA Today)
A team of researchers from the USA and Britain on Monday dramatically scaled back previous estimates of the severity of the swine flu epidemic.
Fewer schools shutting down because of swine flu (USA Today)
As the USA enters traditional flu season, there’s a tiny bit of good news for public health advocates: Over the past month or so, the number of schools that have been forced to close because of swine flu has dropped precipitously.
1.5M per day getting swine flu vaccine in China (USA Today)
China’s health minister said Wednesday his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against swine flu, part of a mammoth effort to reach nearly 7% of inhabitants of the world’s most populous country by year’s end.
Better not cough: Santas lobby for swine flu shots (USA Today)
Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine.
Bruins’ Krejci diagnosed with swine flu, quarantined for 3-5 days (USA Today)
Boston Bruins center David Krejci will stay away from the team for the next 3-5 days while he is quarantined with the swine flu. General manager Peter Chiarelli said Thursday that the team’s medical staff confirmed a diagnosis of the H1N1 virus that will keep the 23-year-old forward at home.
This is swine flu at its worst (USA Today)
Tiffany Lee,. 16, is the worst-case swine flu scenario that every doctor fears. On July 7, she started to cough and feel dizzy. “I thought it was allergies,” she says from her hospital bed.
Italians considering swine flu vaccinations for Vancouver (USA Today)
The Italian Olympic Committee is considering swine flu vaccinations for all its athletes going to the Vancouver Games in February.
CDC estimates U.S. has had up to 6 million swine flu cases (USA Today)
Health officials think that as many as 5.7 million Americans were infected with swine flu during the first few months of the pandemic.
Italians considering swine flu vaccinations for Vancouver (USA Today)
The Italian Olympic Committee is considering swine flu vaccinations for all its athletes going to the Vancouver Games in February.
CDC: Swine flu vaccine outlook improving (USA Today)
More than 22 million doses of swine flu vaccine are available now, and most Americans should soon find it easier to get their dose, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
Rhode Island tracks swine flu with electronic data (USA Today)
State health officials are tracking the spread of swine flu through electronic prescription records, developing what they believe is a model that could help doctors more easily identify and respond to an outbreak of the illness.
Obama: Swine flu a national emergency (USA Today)
President Obama has declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency.
Obama declares swine flu a national emergency (USA Today)
President Obama has declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency.
CDC: U.S. swine flu deaths surpass 1,000 (USA Today)
The government’s latest figures show swine flu is widespread across the country and increasing in almost every state. It’s now caused at least 95 children’s deaths since April.
FDA warns against online swine flu scams (USA Today)
Products making bogus claims to prevent or treat swine flu are flooding the Internet as scam artists prey on the public’s fears while the vaccine is delayed and real Tamiflu is rationed.
Swine flu ’still a young person’s disease’ new info shows (USA Today)
Swine flu continues to be most dangerous to kids and younger adults and is largely bypassing the elderly, according to the latest and most solid U.S. government health information.
CDC: Swine flu linked to 11 more child deaths (USA Today)
The swine flu is causing an unprecedented amount of illness for so early in the fall and federal health officials said Friday that 11 more children have died in the past week.
Gov’t: Swine flu linked to 11 more child deaths (USA Today)
The swine flu is causing an unprecedented amount of illness for so early in the fall and federal health officials said Friday that 11 more children have died in the past week.
Spanish league suspends game due to swine flu fear (USA Today)
The Spanish basketball league has suspended Wednesday’s game between Estudiantes and Gran Canaria 2014 after tests confirmed that several players have contracted swine flu.
Severe swine flu not linked to bad health (USA Today)
Severe swine flu not linked to bad health
Swine flu still spreading; blamed for 76 child deaths (USA Today)
Swine flu is believed to have killed 19 children the week ending Oct. 3, bringing the number of pediatric deaths to 76 since the pandemic began in April, health officials reported Friday.
Swine flu continues to spread; blamed for 76 pediatric deaths (USA Today)
Swine flu is believed to have killed 19 children the week ending Oct. 3, bringing the number of pediatric deaths to 76 since the pandemic began in April, health officials reported Friday.
Houston Texans rookie Anthony Hill hospitalized with swine flu (USA Today)
Houston Texans tight end Anthony Hill was hospitalized this week after testing positive for swine flu. Texans vice president of communications Tony Wyllie says Hill, a rookie, is the only player on the team believed to have swine flu and that other players are being monitored.
Swine flu vaccine arrives, and the scramble begins (USA Today)
Vaccine for the H1N1 flu will begin arriving in the nation’s hospitals, clinics and schools as early as Tuesday, the start of an effort to protect Americans against a swine flu virus that emerged this past spring and quickly circled the globe.
Swine flu vaccines to arrive Oct. 5 (USA Today)
U.S. health officials say the first swine flu vaccine should be in some doctors’ offices as early as Oct. 5. Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday the U.S. vaccine shipments will go directly to doctors, clinics and other providers designated by each state.
WHO: Very few Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cases (USA Today)
The World Health Organization says 28 swine flu patients worldwide had viruses resistant to Tamiflu, but another antiviral still worked.
FDA approves swine flu vaccine (USA Today)
The Food and Drug Administration approved the new swine flu vaccine Tuesday, a long-anticipated step as the government works to get vaccinations underway next month.
Swine flu shots may start in early October (USA Today)
The nation’s first round of swine flu shots could begin sooner than expected, with some vaccine available as early as the first week of October, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday.
CDC study: Swine flu deaths higher in older kids (USA Today)
About one in 13 U.S. swine flu deaths have been children and most of the kids have been of school age, the federal government said Thursday in its first study of the new flu’s youngest victims.
Obama urges Americans to get swine flu vaccine (USA Today)
With a potentially deadly swine flu outbreak looming, President Obama is urging Americans to take steps to prevent infection.
Airlines take precautions to protect fliers from swine flu (USA Today)
Airlines say they’re preparing for the return of swine flu this fall but stop short of declaring they’ll bar passengers with symptoms from planes or give refunds for trips canceled because of the illness.
Americans are getting serious about swine flu (USA Today)
Americans are taking swine flu more seriously now than they did last spring, when the emerging pandemic began causing widespread illness and shuttering schools in several states, the latest USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows.
WHO addresses use of Tamiflu, predicts swine flu explosion (USA Today)
The global spread of swine flu will endanger more lives as it speeds up in coming months and governments must boost preparations for a swift response, the World Health Organization said Friday.
WHO predicts ‘explosion’ of swine flu cases (USA Today)
The global spread of swine flu will endanger more lives as it speeds up in coming months and governments must boost preparations for a swift response, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Donovan may play Saturday despite bout with swine flu (USA Today)
Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan says he has tested positive for swine flu.
Report: Landon Donovan tests positive for swine flu (USA Today)
Los Angeles Galaxy forward Landon Donovan says he has tested positive for swine flu.
New swine flu guidelines issued for schools (USA Today)
Schools across the USA should close this fall only if “high numbers” of students come down with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, top federal officials said Friday.
New swine flu guidelines for schools (USA Today)
Schools across the USA should close this fall only if “high numbers” of students come down with the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, top federal officials said Friday.
Feds to issue new swine flu advice to schools (USA Today)
Swine flu is expected to return when kids go back to school, and the government is hoping its new advice on when to shut down schools during an outbreak will prevent the panic and confusion that led to hundreds of school closures last spring.
Your Health: School nurses on front lines in war on swine flu (USA Today)
As millions of children in the USA return to classrooms over the next few weeks, parents, teachers and health officials will watch anxiously to see how soon and how hard schools are hit with new outbreaks of swine flu, or H1N1.
Your health: School nurses on high alert for signs of swine flu (USA Today)
As millions of children in the USA return to classrooms over the next few weeks, parents, teachers and health officials will watch anxiously to see how soon and how hard schools are hit with new outbreaks of swine flu, or H1N1.
Britain alters worship rituals over swine flu fears (USA Today)
Fears about the spread of the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu, are curtailing religious activities of both Christians and Muslims as they worship and express their faith, especially in Britain.
Pregnancy likely to be swine flu shot priority (USA Today)
Swine flu has been hitting pregnant women unusually hard, so they are likely to be among the first group advised to get a new swine flu shot this fall.
Swine flu could hit up to 40% in U.S. this year and next without vaccine (USA Today)
In a disturbing new projection, health officials say up to 40% of Americans could get swine flu this year and next and several hundred thousand could die without a successful vaccine campaign and other measures.
Europe fast-tracking swine flu vaccine (USA Today)
In a drive to inoculate people against swine flu before winter, many European governments say they will fast-track the testing of a vaccine, arousing concern among some experts about safety and proper doses.
Padilla, Rangers recovering, report no new swine flu cases (USA Today)
If Texas pitcher Vicente Padilla had been diagnosed with swine flu a few months ago, it might have sent a wave of fear through the majors.
Rangers P Padilla tests positive for swine flu, should make next start (USA Today)
Texas Rangers pitcher Vicente Padilla tested positive for swine flu, though his symptoms are subsiding and he’s expected to make his next start.
Rangers RHP Padilla tests positive for swine flu (USA Today)
Texas Rangers pitcher Vicente Padilla tested positive for swine flu, though his symptoms are subsiding and he’s expected to make his next start.
FDA: Swine flu vaccine an issue for U.S. makers (USA Today)
Federal health officials say the new swine flu isn’t yet mutating to become more dangerous, but they’re closely tracking that as the virus continues to circle the globe.
Survey: Americans expect widespread swine flu ahead (USA Today)
About three out of five Americans believe there will be widespread swine flu cases this fall or winter, but most are not worried it will strike them or their family, according to a survey released Thursday.
WHO: No licensed swine flu vaccine til end of year (USA Today)
A fully licensed swine flu vaccine might not be available until the end of the year, a top official at the World Health Organization said Monday, in a report that could affect many countries’ vaccination plans.
Obesity a swine flu risk factor? (USA Today)
Some swine flu cases in America are raising questions about obesity’s role in why some people with infections become seriously ill.
Obama phones swine flu summit, pushes preparation (USA Today)
The Obama administration put the states on notice Thursday: Swine flu vaccinations are likely to be ready this fall with the looming threat of the disease’s resurgence, so figure out now how to deliver them.
Sebelius: Swine flu shots may begin in Oct. (USA Today)
The Obama administration put U.S. states on notice Thursday: Swine flu promises to create a mess this fall. Are you ready?
Government hosting swine flu summit Thursday (USA Today)
The Obama administration put U.S. states on notice Thursday: Swine flu promises to create a mess this fall. Are you ready?
Police: 24 Paris schoolchildren have swine flu (USA Today)
French police say 24 children in primary school and pre-kindergarten at two southwest Paris schools have swine flu.
Philippines suspends legislature on swine flu fear (USA Today)
The Philippine House of Representatives suspended operations Tuesday for five days after news that the country’s first swine flu-related fatality worked at the legislature. Australia reported its second swine flu-related death the third for the Asia-Pacific region.
Slovenia reports 1st case of swine flu (USA Today)
The Slovenian Health Ministry has confirmed the country’s first case of swine flu in a young woman who recently visited New York.
33 premature babies feared exposed to swine flu (USA Today)
Thirty-three infants born prematurely at a North Carolina hospital are receiving precautionary swine flu treatment after possibly being exposed to the virus by a respiratory therapist.
Swine flu shots may go to kids first, Sebelius says (USA Today)
Schoolchildren could be first in line for swine flu vaccine this fall and schools are being put on notice that they might even be turned into shot clinics. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday she is urging school superintendents around the country to spend the summer preparing for that possibility, if the [...]
Sebelius says kids may get swine flu shots first (USA Today)
Schoolchildren could be first in line for swine flu vaccine this fall and schools are being put on notice that they might even be turned into shot clinics. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday she is urging school superintendents around the country to spend the summer preparing for that possibility, if the [...]
Sebelius says kids may get swine flu shots first (USA Today)
Schoolchildren could be first in line for swine flu vaccine this fall and schools are being put on notice that they might even be turned into shot clinics. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday she is urging school superintendents around the country to spend the summer preparing for that possibility, if the [...]
Argentina reports first swine flu death (USA Today)
Argentina’s health minister says a 3-month-old infant has died of swine flu, the country’s first fatality from the disease.
U.K. reports its first swine flu death (USA Today)
A person with other health problems died of swine flu in Scotland, the first reported death from the illness outside the Americas, health officials said.
First swine flu death reported in UK (USA Today)
A person with underlying health conditions died of swine flu in Scotland on Sunday the first reported death from the illness outside the Americans, health officials said.
Novartis says it has produced first swine flu vaccine batch (USA Today)
Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis AG said Friday it has produced a first batch of experimental swine flu vaccine.
WHO prepped to raise swine flu alert to pandemic level (USA Today)
The World Health Organization is gearing up to declare a swine flu pandemic, a move that could trigger both the large-scale production of vaccines and questions about why the step was delayed for weeks as the virus continued to spread.
WHO gears to declare swine flu pandemic (USA Today)
The World Health Organization is gearing up to declare a swine flu pandemic, a move that could trigger both the large-scale production of vaccines and questions about why the step was delayed for weeks as the virus continued to spread.