Archive for December 25th, 2009

The swine flu vaccine will be brought out by March or April next year after completion of animal and human trials, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said.
Delhi Friday reported 95 fresh cases of swine flu of which 40 were children. There was no death and the toll remained at 64, health authorities said. 'No more death due to swine flu was reported. A total of 94 fresh cases were reported and 40 of them are children.
Bangalore, Dec 25 (PTI) The swine flu vaccine will be brought out by March or April next year after completion of animal and human trials, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said.
Evening clinics will open the second week of January for Hillsborough County children needing a second dose of the swine flu vaccine.
Top public health officials see this year's swine flu vaccination efforts as an opportunity to consider large-scale immunization campaigns at the nation's schools.
The swine flu has stabilized in Russia with the number of people suffering from the A/H1N1 virus declining, First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said.
By ROBIN WILLIAMS ADAMS THE LEDGER BARTOW | Nine people in Polk County have died from H1N1 swine flu, the latest a 66-year-old woman who died sometime within the past two weeks. The Polk County Health Department announced her death Thursday. Florida has had 186 lab-confirmed deaths, including the latest one in Polk, as of Thursday.
STOCKTON - There is now a sufficient amount of H1N1 vaccine available in San Joaquin County and throughout California for everyone who wants protection from the illness also known as swine flu to get a shot or dose of nasal mist, state and local public...
Millions more doses of swine flu vaccine were recalled this week after routine tests found they weren't strong enough to meet minimum public health standards for protection against the virus. About 4.7 million doses of the weak vaccine were sent nationwide in...
Swine flu is dangerous not only to pregnant women but to new mothers too, the first study to document this risk shows. An analysis of pregnant women and new mothers who were hospitalized with swine flu in California found that those who had a baby in the...