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Obama Urges Common Sense In Fighting Swine Flu


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Published Sept. 1, 2009 at 4:00 p.m.

Until the first several million doses of swine flu vaccine are available in at least a month, President Obama is urging Americans to take precautions that might help slow the spread of H1N1 ... Wash your hands frequently. Sneeze and cough into your shirtsleeves. Stay home if you or your kids get infected by H1N1 ... “Every American has a role to play in responding to this virus. We need state and local governments on the front lines to make antiviral medications and vaccines available, and be

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Flu Season Preparation Comes Early


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Published Aug. 31, 2009 at 4:53 p.m.

PRWEB ) August 31, 2009 -- The emergence of the new H1N1 (swine) flu puts increased emphasis on preparing early for the upcoming flu season. The seasonal flu vaccine will be available earlier this yea ...

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Swine Flu Vaccine: Will It Catch On?


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Published Aug. 25, 2009 at 7:02 p.m.

Less than half of health care workers surveyed in Hong Kong intend to get vaccinated against swine flu because of uncertainties about its effectiveness and possible side effects, a new study indicates ...

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Overuse of antivirals could make H1N1 pandemic even worse


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Published Aug. 24, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Tamiflu and Relenza are key to fighting the flu virus. But medical authorities warn: Use only when needed, and use them correctly ... Indiscriminate use of antiviral medications to prevent and treat influenza could ease the way for drug-resistant strains of the novel H1N1 virus, or swine flu, to emerge, public health officials warn -- making the fight against a pandemic that much harder ...

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Swine Flu Vaccine Looks Safe So Far


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Published Aug. 21, 2009 at 5:34 p.m.

No safety issues have come up yet in clinical trials of the swine flu vaccine, health officials announced today ...

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H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Delayed


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Published Aug. 20, 2009 at 5:36 p.m.

There will be 45 million H1N1 swine flu vaccine doses ready by Oct. 15 and 40 million more by November -- about half that originally predicted ...

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WATCH: Swine Flu Vaccine Shortage Looms


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Published Aug. 18, 2009 at 7:08 a.m.
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Swine Flu: Will Your Doctor Shirk the Vaccine?


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Published Aug. 15, 2009 at 11:13 a.m.
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The CDC says health-care workers should be among the first in line to receive the swine-flu (H1N1) vaccine, which the government hopes will be available by mid-October. But will your doctors, nurses, and other medical providers roll up their sleeves? citing the same reasons for opting out that patients do: I'm healthy and don't need it; I'm worried about side effects; I'm afraid of needles. M.D.s and R.N.s are better covered than other staffers, like lab techs and home health aides. But

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Pregnant to get swine flu vaccine


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Published Aug. 13, 2009 at 10:11 a.m.

A swine flu vaccination campaign will be launched in the autumn beginning with pregnant women and those with underlying health conditions ...

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Swine flu vaccine on track for September, WHO says


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Published Aug. 7, 2009 at 2:00 a.m.
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Larger deliveries are expected in October, even before clinical trials on an H1N1 flu shot have been completed ... Manufacturers are on track to deliver the first doses of a vaccine for pandemic H1N1 influenza in September, World Health Organization officials said Thursday ...

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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.