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Seattle hospital’s first-in-the-nation program called “another important first in the field of infection control and prevention”.
Did industry influence prompt WHO to change its working definition of pandemic, asks Seattle global health blogger Tom Paulson.
FDA weighs Seattle company’s cancer vaccine. Officials investigate reports of H1N1 vaccine side effects. Con artists take advantage of confusion over health reform.
Free vaccination clinics will be held for those who cannot afford to pay.z
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There are no safety concerns and kids don’t need to be revaccinated, officials say,
Some health centers offer free vaccination to those unable to pay.
“This is welcome news, but it by no means the epidemic is over.”
Could how the CDC records H1N1 flu cases make the outbreak look scarier than it is?
7,000 more doses expected to arrive at local pharmacies next week
Many of the 44 participating pharmacies are taking appointments by phone today; some will be holding walk-up clinics without appointment next week
H1N1 shortages sparks anger and confusion. FDA goes after bogus flu products on the Internet.
Washington Department of Health has online and traditional tools to provide you with information about H1N1 “swine” flu.
135 hospitalized and 2 deaths in King County since September.
Who should get a chance to survive when the number of severely ill people exceeds resources needed to treat them all?
Dr. Jeff Duchin: how to protect yourself from H1N1 “swine” flu and what to do should you fall ill.
The proclamation gives health officials power to bypass certain federal regulations.
Public Health clinics in Seattle and King County will begin offering free H1N1 “swine” flu vaccination to individuals with significant health problems who do not have insurance starting today.
The man, who was in his 20s, had underlying health problems that contributed to his death.
Site provides information for parents, schools, employers and healthcare providers.
Center already requires its staff to be vaccinated against seasonal flu–new rule extends that requirement to H1N1.
First shipment limited to 20,000 doses, but larger shipments should begin to arrive mid-October.
Distribution of the vaccines should begin within the next four weeks, the FDA says.
One-shot vaccine may be enough to protect most people from H1N1 flu
Vaccine will not arrive in time to stop widespread transmission of new H1N1 flu, says expert
The vaccine for seasonal flu is now available in Seattle & King County.
Judge orders Washington to restore cut services for 950 elderly and disabled adults. Health reform must control costs, says Seattle Times. Swine flu hits WSU.
U.S. Government’s flu information site www.flu.gov assembled a team of experts to answer questions that pregnant women and new moms might have about the flu.
Two patients in King County with H1N1 “Swine” flu have been found to have been infected with a strain of the virus that is resistant to the flu drug Tamiflu.
Tamiflu, whose chemical name is oseltamivir, is one of the two drugs recommended for the treatment of H1N1 infections.
The other drug, zanamivir, is marketed under the [...]
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