A recent federal study found that pregnancy puts women at greater risk for a severe case of H1N1 flu. The study recommends that pregnant women take antiviral drugs as a precaution to protect themselves and their fetuses. Though doctors are usually hesitant to prescribe drugs to pregnant women, this study finds that, in the case [...]
Number of H1N1 vaccine will determine how it is dispersed (Park Hills Daily Journal)
PARK HILLS — The St. Francois County Health Department isn’t sure how many doses of the H1N1 vaccine it will get initially. The number it does get will determine how the health department disperses it to the public.
Swine flu vaccine’s here — do you want it? (Rexburg Standard Journal)
REXBURG — The first shipment of the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine has arrived in eastern Idaho. The Eastern Idaho Public Health District is expected to begin distributing the vaccine on Oct. 19, at vaccination clinics in each of the eight counties in the district. In Rexburg it will be distributed at Madison High School on Oct. 29 from 3 to 9 p.m. For Fremont County residents, the vaccine will be …
More H1N1 Vaccines Arrive in the County (The Missourian)
Last week the county received 500 doses of H1N1 flu vaccine in the first wave sent out by the federal government. This week the county received the additional 500 doses it had anticipated and then some.
Battling swine flu, some hospitals cut visits (WCAX-TV Vermont)
Associated Press – October 19, 2009 11:45 AM ET BERLIN, Vt. (AP) – Some Vermont hospitals are restricting visitors in a bid to keep already compromised patients from contracting H1N1…