Archive for February 22nd, 2010

Even as officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are announcing that the epidemic of the H1N1 flu is no longer widespread in any state, no disease expert is willing to say there isn't a third -- or fourth -- wave of swine flu in the country's future.
South Korean trucks have crossed the border into North Korea to deliver a second batch of swine flu aid.
South Korean trucks have crossed the border into North Korea to deliver a second batch of swine flu aid.
The Snohomish Health District is offering free swine flu vaccinations at six upcoming events, with the first scheduled for Monday in Stanwood. No appointments are necessary. Anyone older than six months is eligible to be immunized.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Marco Torres stood on a busy road and waved an oversized yellow arrow with an unconventional message for a street marketing campaign: "FREE TODAY: H1N1 Flu Shots for All." Local health officials launched the human billboard campaign at a time when health departments around the country are going to great lengths to spread the word that swine flu shots are available for free to ...
What happened to the swine flu? The city, colleges and area hospitals were gearing up for a major outbreak last fall that never materialized. Today, it’s barely on the radar.
TACOMA, Wash. -- The young daughter of a Puyallup woman who died in August from swine flu complications has died. Seven-month-old Abbey Flyte died Sunday night at Children's Hospital in Seattle, the King County Medical Examiner confirmed today.
A baby girl born to a Puyallup woman who died last summer of swine flu died Sunday after being taken off life support at Children's Hospital in Seattle.
Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Protection against swine flu will be added to the 2010-2011 seasonal influenza vaccine, putting an end to separate shots deployed against the pandemic, according to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee.
Abbey Flyte, who was born while her mother was in a coma due to swine flu complications, died Sunday evening in father's arms after being taken off life support.