Archive for December 12th, 2009

Health departments in Kansas City and Kansas City, Kan., will offer free swine flu vaccine to the public every weekday.
 
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
The swine flu vaccine is now starting to become available to the general public. Buffalo Public Schools offered three H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccination clinics on Saturday. They were originally for Buffalo school children only but they decided to expand it to include everyone ages six months and up.
Patients who couldn't get the swine flu vaccine haven't wasted any time signing up for appointments now that it's open to anyone who wants it. “We're definitely seeing an increase in demand,” said Rachel Nowak, who coordinates immunization services for Bartell Drugs.
NANTICOKE – The Greater Nanticoke Area School District is doubling as a health clinic Tuesday as free swine flu shots will be distributed.
BRISTOL — The second wave of the swine flu may have peaked, but the seasonal variety is on its way, the director of the health district said.
Children receiving the swine flu vaccination will now be given only half the original dosage in a single shot after fears it could cause a high fever.
DEMONSTRATORS marched through Edinburgh yesterday to protest against the swine flu vaccination programme.
The WHO says swine flu continues to increase in parts of central and southeastern Europe.
US health officials say swine flu has sickened about 50 million Americans, and killed about 10,000.
Swine flu has sickened about 50 million Americans, and killed about 10,000, according to new estimates released by federal health officials on Thursday.