H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu News

Though it first appeared last spring, it wasn't until winter arrived that the H1N1 flu started hitting large portions of the population.

The Iowa Department of Public Health is reporting three more H1N1 flu-related deaths.

Hundreds of people in Collin County seized a chance this weekend to get protection against the swine flu.

More than one million antiviral doses have been drawn from the federal stockpile in recent months, and the number of prescriptions filled by Canadian retail drugstores for Tamiflu and Relenza, the ... As public health officials urge more rapid use of antivirals for H1N1, some experts worry the drugs could become over-prescribed for what is a ...

Health departments in North Carolina concerned with the outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus are also worried about a dramatic increase in the number of syphilis cases.

South Carolina is reporting fewer swine flu cases, but more deaths from the disease.

Canadians should be prepared to roll up their sleeves a second time for the seasonal flu shot when it's available for them, experts say.

Health officials say a Pima County child has died of swine flu, the 10th swine flu death in the county this year.

Got a question about the swine flu outbreak? There's a good chance you'll get the answer from Anthony Fauci, M.D., the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.

Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:16am EST - Allene Diaz , 11, and her mother, Christina, wait in line for the H1N1 vaccine in Haltom City, Texas October 30, 2009.

Saudi Arabia said on Saturday four pilgrims had died of the new H1N1 flu virus three days before the massive Muslim haj is due to begin, al-Hayat newspaper said.

Everyone in Alberta will be eligible to receive the H1N1 shot starting Monday, three weeks after mass immunization clinics were closed to the general public after unexpected demand jeopardized the availability of a dwindling supply of vaccine to those most at risk.

Tamiflu-resistant swine flu which has broken out in Wales will become much more common as the virus mutates, a flu expert said.

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The World Health Organization said Friday it is investigating samples of variant swine flu linked to two deaths and one severe case in Norway, but that so far the significance of the mutation is unclear.

Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu.

If you are wondering why it so hard to find the swine flu vaccine in New Jersey, public health officials say blame the state's complicated system of local governments -- 115 health departments across 21 counties.

Anyone who wants to get the H1N1 vaccine in British Columbia can go to a local flu-shot clinic or doctor's office beginning Friday.

State health officials say they've allocated a total of 1.2 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine to Virginia sites in their overall campaign to vaccinate people against the so-called swine flu.

The uncertainty over weekly allotments of a limited supply of H1N1 vaccine has complicated efforts to organize immunization clinics and distribute it to hundreds of providers in North Dakota and South Dakota.