Archive for December 5th, 2009

 
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
BEIJING - China 's official swine flu death toll has hit 200 with almost all of the deaths recorded in November, the health ministry announced. A statement posted on the ministry's website Friday said 194 of the deaths from the influenza A(H1N1) virus had been reported last month.
Health officials say Swine Flu infections continue to shrink.
ATLANTA (AP) — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.
AUGUSTA — Parents of elementary- and middle-school-age students who received vaccinations against swine flu in school-sponsored clinics learned this week that a second dose of the H1N1 vaccine will not arrive in Maine in time for some scheduled follow-up shots.
OJAI — The Ventura County Public Health Department will hold a vaccination clinic for swine flu Tuesday at Nordhoff High School.The clinic, from 3 to 8 p.m., is for people in high-risk groups. The groups include pregnant women, people ages 6 months to 24 years, caretakers and household contacts of infants under 6 months, people 25 through 64 years who have high-risk medical conditions, and ...
 
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
An Iranian health official has announced that swine flu has claimed the lives of 147 Iranians across the country.
Four people died of swine flu in the city. Three of the victims were from Gujarat, which includes a young pregnant mother, while one case was from Rajasthan.
MADINAH: Fears both about swine flu and the safety of the vaccine against it have sent Saudi housewives rushing back to traditional remedies in the hope of protecting their families. Sales of oranges, lemons and especially black cumin and honey have risen as a result.
ASHEVILLE — Chances are that if you have had the swine flu this year, you haven't been tested for it.
The Forsyth County Department of Public Health offered swine flu vaccines to anyone who came to the clinic on Saturday, Dec. 5.