H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu News

If lawmakers have their way, small businesses would have to give employees stricken with swine flu extra sick time.

Canadian soldiers will be offering the H1N1 vaccine to Afghan detainees in their custody.

Americans infected by the H1N1 flu virus would be guaranteed paid sick leave under emergency legislation U.S. Senator Chris Dodd plans to unveil on Tuesday in response to the swine flu pandemic.

The Salt Lake Valley Health Department will be taking appointments for the H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine beginning today, Tuesday Nov.

Health officials in North Carolina say two pregnant women were among five people who died of pandemic H1N1 flu or similar symptoms in one week.

Students younger than 10 will be the first to receive swine flu vaccine injections at school-based clinics beginning Nov.

" The Northern Kentucky Health Department has confirmed another death associated with the swine flu H1N1 in a Boone County male in his 20s.

The Ohio Department of Health submitted an order for 434,800 doses of H1N1 flu vaccine to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Friday afternoon.

Young Afghans wear face masks as they go about their business in the main market in on November 2, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

State health officials say Maine is facing two big problems when it comes to the h1n1 flu virus: it is widespread and there isn't enough vaccine yet.

Home : Canada : Third person dies of complications from H1N1 in N.L. Third person dies of complications from H1N1 in N.L. Date: Sunday Nov.

Pop a vitamin, ban doctors' neckties, vacuum away swine flu germs and smoke an e-cigarette to ward off H1N1.

Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador have confirmed the province's third death linked to the H1N1 virus.

OTTAWA a ' With H1N1 now accounting for virtually all the flu being diagnosed in Canada, critics say Canada was wrong not to have halted production of the regular seasonal flu shots and switched production to H1N1 vaccine sooner.

Chicago Department of Public Health officials say they've vaccinated almost 51,000 people against the swine flu in seven days.

St. Louis County gave out 5,400 H1N1 flu vaccinations at public clinics on Saturday and even had leftover vaccines at the end of the day.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reported Friday in its weekly H1N1 report that fewer Kansas schools are seeing high absenteeism rates.

RIYADH/LAHORE: Saudi Arabia began vaccinating its population against swine flu on Saturday, with priority going to government employees working on the annual haj pilgrimage that takes place later this month.

Swine flu has forced the Spanish basketball league to postpone a game for the second time this season.

Several people walked away from an H1N1 flu clinic in Manchester Thursday because they didn't want toreceivethe swine flu vaccine via nasal spray, state Health Commissioner Dr.