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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.
Free vaccination clinics will be held for those who cannot afford to pay.z
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
Washington Department of Health has online and traditional tools to provide you with information about H1N1 “swine” flu.
New York Times technology columnist David Pogue describes medical iPhone apps
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.
[ November 5, 2009; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Washington Global Health Alliance invites you to its Global Health 101 session on influenza:
Influenza: here today, gone tomorrow?
If you hesitate to attend WGHA events due to a lack of global health knowledge, Seattle Biomedical Research Institute’s Global Health 101 provides a perfect primer for your understanding of global health concepts and vocabulary.
Influenza has received a [...]
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.
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.
In its “Parent’s Guide to Kids’ Vaccines” the U.S. Food and Drug Administration addresses many questions parents have about the vaccines that are recommended for their children and provides a list of these vaccines, their purpose and common side effects.
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 [...]
A man in his 70s has become the first King County resident to die from H1N1 “swine” flu, health officials said today.
The man, who had been hospitalized, died on June 11th, but it was only today that the state laboratory was able to confirm that he did, indeed, have H1N1 influenza.
To date, 47 people have [...]
For more information about Swine flu:
Swine Flu and You
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm (English)
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/espanol/influenza_porcina_usted.htm (Espanol)
Facts about Swine Flu
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/key_facts.htm (English)
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/espanol/swine_espanol.htm (Espanol)
Preventing the Flu
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/habits.htm?s_cid=swineFlu_outbreak_internal_003 (English)
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/espanol/habits.htm (Espanol)
Latest news from CDC
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/ (English)
http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/espanol/ (Espanol)
Symptoms and precautions from the Washington State Department of Health
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Questions about swine flu?
Call King County’s Swine Flu Hotline
877-903-KING (5464)
Efforts in King County and elsewhere to prepare for a pandemic flu “paid off” during the current outbreak of the new H1N1 swine flu, says Dr. David Fleming, director of Public Health – Seattle & King County, but the outbreak also showed that local and national public health systems do not have the staff or [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has listed 40 Web sites that the FDA says are illegally selling unapproved products that claim to treat or prevent H1N1 “swine flu”.
Under U.S. law, a company cannot market a product with the claim it can diagnose, prevent, treat, or cure a disease unless it has obtained FDA [...]
Seattle public health officials have prepared a 12-page comic book that tells the story of the 1918 influenza pandemic through the experience of one family.
The 1918 pandemic, also know as the “Spanish Flu” epidemic, killed an estimated 20 million people worldwide.
The comic book “No Ordinary Flu” is written for readers of all ages. It shows [...]
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