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Free flu shot program missing under 2s; 'vaccine fatigue' may be to blame
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Four-and-a-half-year-old Mika Hoffer reacts as she is injected with the H1N1 flu vaccine at a clinic in Ottawa, Monday, October 26, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand TORONTO - Ontario's universal flu shot program isn't making much progress with ...

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Survey: At pandemic's peak, people worried more about seasonal flu
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The study is an analysis of findings from the CDC's 2009 H1N1 Flu Survey, a telephone poll that targeted about 6000 people per month from October 2009 through June 2010. Respondents were asked whether they had received pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) and ...

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'Doomsday' flu virus unveiled - Ottawa Citizen
Wed, 02 May 2012 19:33:55 GMT

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'Doomsday' flu virus unveiled
Ottawa Citizen
By Margaret Munro, Postmedia News May 2, 2012 The H1N1 flu virus (red). Researchers have published a paper detailing how they swapped genes from the H5N1 virus β€” avian flu β€” into H1N1, the bug responsible for the human pandemic in 2009, ...
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Nanaimo seniors get their influenza shots
Canada.com
The H1N1 flu virus spread rapidly in 2009, until ample stocks of vaccine were produced and made available for distribution to the public. On average, about one-third of the general population gets immunized in and around Nanaimo, about the same as the ...

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Commissioners accept $100K grant for health programs
Amarillo.com
... biological and other types of health-hazard events and training a medical reserve corps of volunteers to help in those events, Public Health Director Matt Richardson said. vaccination clinics for H1N1 flu virus prevention, for example.


Olivet College hosts pandemic flu drill exercise
Lansing State Journal
He said Hayes Green Beach officials contacted the college after the H1N1 flu became more prevalent a few years ago. β€œThe events center appeared to be the right place for this because of a number of factors,” he said. On May 10 student volunteers ...

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Study: Mexico's H1N1 mortality rose as antiviral use dropped
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The study of confirmed H1N1 flu cases tracked through Mexico's social security system showed that antiviral treatment cut the risk of death by close to half. The investigators found that about 50% of H1N1 patients received antiviral treatment during ...


Campbell school division uses alert system for budget meeting
WSLS
The most recent incident came when the state suggested school divisions use them to provide parents with information about the H1N1 flu. In the end, said Pyle, usage is up to the division superintendent. Campbell County School Board members said ...

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Jabbing Pregnant Women - dailyRx
Fri, 27 Apr 2012 06:30:20 GMT

Jabbing Pregnant Women
dailyRx
Deshayne Fell, MSc, of the Perinatal Epidemiology Research Unit at the IWK Health Centre in England, led a study that looked at how well babies did that were born to mothers who received the H1N1 flu vaccine during the 2009-2010 season.

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GRH has adequate stock of H1N1 vaccines: official
The Hindu
The GRH authorities had taken adequate measures to tackle any situation with regard to A (H1N1) flu. Isolation ward and treatment facilities were available, both for individual and mass cases, Dr. Pragatheeshwaran added.

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