If you are part of a first response team, you already know how important your job is. Did you know you’re recommended to get 2009 H1N1 influenza (sometimes called “swine flu”) and seasonal flu vaccines? ...

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Translations: 2009 H1N1 Flu ("Swine Flu") and You

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Published Oct. 19, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.

Translations for Arabic, French, and Russian added ...

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15 Swine Flu Facts Every Parent Should Know

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Published Oct. 19, 2009 at 5:41 a.m.

As a nursing student or intern, you'll need to be prepared to answer any questions that come your way about preventing and treating the swine flu ...

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Swine flu hitting especially early, claims 11 more kids; vaccine scarcer than expected for now

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Published Oct. 16, 2009 at 4:27 p.m.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Swine flu is causing unprecedented illness for so early in the fall — including a worrisome count of child deaths — and the government warned Friday that vaccine supplies will be even more scarce than expected through this month ...

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Vaccine Shortfall Predicted as Swine Flu Cases Rise

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

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The swine flu is in 41 states, and flulike illnesses account for 6.1 percent of doctor visits, health officials said ...

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Swine flu vaccine production running behind by about 25%, officials say

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Published Oct. 16, 2009 at 1:05 p.m.

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The CDC had expected about 40 million doses by the end of the month, but at most 30 million will be shipped, an official says. Growing the virus in eggs is yielding less antigen than was hoped ... About 25% fewer doses than expected of vaccine against the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus will be available this month because of delays in production, health authorities said this morning ...

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   This site was created to help deal with the H1N1 influenza flu pandemic. Flu preparation is important! You can have an immunization with the flu vaccine, you can have the flu shot; flu shots are good before you are showing flu symptoms, although the current trivalent influenza vaccine is unlikely to provide protection against the new 2009 H1N1 strain, vaccines against the new strain are being developed and could be ready as early as June 2009.

   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.

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