Swine flu clinics Thursday and Friday in Milwaukee

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Published Nov. 19, 2009 at 6:17 p.m.

The City of Milwaukee Health Department is offering vaccinations against the H1N1 influenza virus for the general public Thursday and Friday.Thursday's clinic is until 7 p.m. at the Sarah Scott Complex, 1017 N. 12th St.Friday's clinic is 3-7 p.m. at South Division High School, 1515 W. Lapham ...

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Milwaukee swine flu vaccine offered for general public Friday

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Published Nov. 20, 2009 at 10:03 a.m.

Milwaukee's health department will offer swine flu vaccinations Friday afternoon for the general public.The clinic will be held 3-7 p.m. at South Division High School, 1515 W. Lapham.The initial vaccinations for the H1N1 virus were offered to most healthy Milwaukeeans, but shortages of the vaccine due to delays in delivery prompted officials to start only providing the vaccine to those at most risk of spreading the virus or suffering from complications if they caught it ...

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Long Lines to Get Free Swine Flu Shot in New York City

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Published Nov. 14, 2009 at 7:46 p.m.
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City officials reported that a higher volume of vaccinations were given than the weekend before at seven clinics throughout the five boroughs ...

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2 Chinese die after receiving swine flu vaccination

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Published Nov. 14, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.
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One death appears to be unrelated to China's H1N1 vaccine, and the other case is being investigated, officials say ... Two people in China who received swine flu vaccinations died in the last week, but at least one death appears unrelated to the vaccine and the other was being investigated ...

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Bell Ambulance employees get H1N1 vaccinations

Published Oct. 16, 2009 at 4:21 p.m.


More than 200 Bell Ambulance employees have received or are receiving H1N1 flu vaccinations this week. "When you do rescue work, the thing they always talk about is 'scene safety'," said Jim Lombardo, the co-owner of Bell Ambulance.

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Five questions regarding the flu and flu shot

Published Oct. 2, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.


Flu season is here, and with the relative uncertainty of H1N1 many have questions regarding the flu's pending impact and the state of vaccinations. So, I asked the City's Director of Disease Control & Environmental Health a few.

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U.S. Swine Flu Vaccinations Start Oct. 6

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Published Sept. 25, 2009 at 5:36 p.m.

CDC: U.S. vaccinations against H1N1 swine flu will begin on Oct. 6. Most of the first 6 million doses are nasal spray vaccine, which can't be given to pregnant women ...

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Community Flu 1.0

Published Aug. 25, 2009 at 11:00 a.m.

CommunityFlu is a software program that simulates the spread of influenza through a model community, and the impact of a variety of potential interventions (e.g., vaccinations, school closings, wearing of face masks, patient and household isolation/self quarantine). CommunityFlu also calculates the cost, in terms of workdays lost, of influenza and the associated interventions ...

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City’s Swine Flu Plan: Free Student Vaccinations but Care in School Closings

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Published Sept. 1, 2009 at 8:20 p.m.
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Girding for a second wave of the swine flu pandemic that has already killed more than 50 people in New York City, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg outlined a strategy that was equal parts infection control and panic control ...

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Swine Flu Vaccine Fast Track

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Published July 17, 2009 at 11:58 a.m.

Pandemic swine flu vaccine should be fast-tracked, with vaccinations starting in mid-September, according to a recommendation by the National Biodefense Safety Board ...

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   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in humans the symptoms of H1N1 swine flu are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. The 2009 outbreak has shown an increased percentage of patients reporting diarrhea and vomiting.

   Recommendations to prevent the spread of the virus among humans include using standard infection control against influenza. This includes frequent washing of hands with soap and water or with alcohol-based hand sanitizers, especially after being out in public.