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Next Year, Just 1 Flu Shot


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Published Feb. 18, 2010 at 6:29 p.m.

The H1N1 swine flu vaccine will be included in the 2010-11 fall/winter seasonal flu vaccine for North America, the World Health Organization announced ...

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1 in 5 Americans Had H1N1 Swine Flu


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Published Feb. 12, 2010 at 3:39 p.m.

The CDC estimates that 57 million Americans -- about a fifth of the population -- have come down with H1N1 swine flu. The death toll is about 11,700 ...

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A family left behind by the H1N1 virus


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Published Feb. 8, 2010 at 3:00 a.m.
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Virginia Romo was pregnant with her sixth child when she caught the swine flu. Her husband and children, raising the baby on their own, are still stunned at how swiftly the disease took her from them ... On a rainy January day, Karen Romo, 15, feeds her five younger brothers and sisters an early dinner and tidies the kitchen while waiting for her father to return from work. One of the children vacuums the living room, maneuvering around a large box of diapers. Another sibling holds the baby ...

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H1N1 Swine Flu Down, Not Out


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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 5:22 p.m.

H1N1 swine flu is no longer widespread in any state, but new infections continue and the death rate remains high. Three-fourths of Americans remain unvaccinated ...

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Swine flu still spreading, though at a reduced rate


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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 2:04 p.m.
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U.S. health officials say the number of H1N1 cases has not swelled dramatically, but the virus hasn't gone away, either, as would be expected in a normal influenza outbreak ... The odds of a third wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza hitting this spring seem to be declining, but authorities are concerned that the virus is still spreading, though at a reduced rate from its peak, and is not disappearing as would be expected in a normal influenza outbreak, federal officials said Friday ...

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Swine flu remains widespread in California but is abating


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Published Dec. 24, 2009 at 9:49 p.m.
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Many believe a third wave is likely. State public health department urges all residents to get the H1N1 vaccine ... California is one of only seven states where H1N1 influenza is still widespread, but a variety of indicators suggest that this wave of the pandemic is abating even here, Dr. Mark Horton, director of the state Department of Public Health, said at a news conference Thursday ...

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Girl not forced to have vaccine


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Published Dec. 24, 2009 at 7:06 a.m.

A Jersey girl whose parents argued over the swine flu jab will not have to have the vaccine, it is ruled ...

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60 Million in U.S. Vaccinated Against Swine Flu


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Published Dec. 22, 2009 at 6:46 p.m.

At least 60 million people in the U.S. have rolled up their sleeves or taken the nasal spray version of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine, according to a CDC briefing ...

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First case of swine flu in a dog confirmed


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Published Dec. 22, 2009 at 3:47 a.m.
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The animal, in White Plains, N.Y., is recovering; its owner also had the H1N1 influenza. A CDC official says there is no reason to be concerned: 'A rare occurrence in other species is not a problem.' ... Veterinarians in White Plains, N.Y., have identified the first known case of pandemic H1N1 influenza in a dog -- a 13-year-old mixed-breed male who is now recovering. The dog was tested because his owner previously had swine flu ...

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Update: FDA-Issued rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel (also referred to as Swine Flu Test Kit) Fact Sheet for Patients


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Published Dec. 21, 2009 at 8:55 p.m.

Revised Fact Sheet for Patients to reflect new amendment for rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel (also referred to as Swine Flu Test Kit), authorized by FDA on December 18, 2009 ...

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