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Fears Trigger Rush on
Liquid Tamiflu for Kids

Sporadic shortages reported around the country

Oct 28, 09 6:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Parents are scrambling in parts of the country to find liquid Tamiflu for their kids. It's selling out so quickly in drug stores that federal officials have given pharmacists a back-up plan: They can mix syrup with the powdery adult capsules—the precise ratio is determined by a child's weight—... More »

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opinion

If Swine Flu Is a Test,
America Is Failing

States' herky-jerky responses show problems with system

Oct 10, 09 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Take a good look at how states are dispensing swine flu shots—if they're dispensing them at all yet—and there's no escaping one conclusion: What a mess. Despite federal guidelines, each state seems to have its own ideas on who should get them first, and when—yet another example... More »

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Seasonal Flu Shot May Boost H1N1 Risk

WHO asks other countries to verify Canadian study

Sep 24, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - The WHO has asked researchers around the world if their findings back up a Canadian study that shows people who received seasonal flu vaccines are more likely to contract swine flu. So far, the results haven't been repeated. “None have been able to find anything like that,” the... More »

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 Parents Leery 
 About H1N1 
 Vaccine 

'Uncertainty' dominates as families mull shot

Sep 14, 09 10:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Concerned over unforeseen effects and unconvinced that the H1N1 virus is really anything worse than a case of the sniffles, some parents are leaning away from vaccinating their kids against it, the Los Angeles Times reports. “It's a different brand of flu, but it is still the flu,”... More »

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 Swine Flu Shots 
 Will Start Next 
 Month: Sebelius 

US 'on track' to have plenty of vaccine by flu season

Sep 13, 09 3:10 PM CDT
(AP) - The nation's first round of swine flu shots could begin sooner than expected, with some vaccine available as early as the first week of October, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said today. Sebelius said she is confident the vaccine will be available early enough to beat the peak... More »

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Flu Shots Decrease Use
of Antibiotics

Doctors prescribe
them less when the shots are available

Sep 9, 09 1:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Providing flu shots to the public decreases the prescription of antibiotics, say Canadian researchers. The results of a 10-year study in Ontario will be good news to public health officials who worry that over-prescription of antibiotics is creating more resistant bacteria, reports Miller-McCune. Researchers found that doctors prescribed 64% fewer... More »

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Snags Threaten Massive Vaccination Drive

Cost, confusion with seasonal flu could mar government's efforts

Aug 23, 09 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - US health officials are readying an unprecedented swine flu vaccination campaign for this fall, but the initiative is already dogged by experts' doubts and a raft of unknowns, the Washington Post reports. Only a third of the expected vaccine supply will arrive by October, and officials fear confusing the public... More »

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Interview

Birther Queen Has Some Bees in Her Bonnet

Taitz shares theories on Obama (he's gay), conspiracies, flu shots

Aug 13, 09 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama or one of his operatives has tried to kill birther leader Orly Taitz many times—according to Taitz. The lawyer/dentist/real estate agent gives Gabriel Winant of Salon an earful of accusations, including:
  • Obama may have had his gay lovers killed. Taitz says a few homosexuals from
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Swiss Pharma Won't Donate Swine Flu Vaccine to Poor

Novartis defies WHO calls to give free doses to poor


Jun 15, 09 4:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Swiss pharma giant Novartis is defying the World Health Organization by refusing to donate swine flu vaccines to the world's poor, despite the designation of H1N1 as the first pandemic in 40 years, reports the Financial Times. Last week the WHO's director general called on drug companies to show "... More »

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(Newser) - Americans may be getting not one but three flu shots this fall, the Washington Post reports. One would be for the seasonal flu and the other two would be for swine flu. The plan is unprecedented—health officials have never asked people to get more than one flu vaccine in... More »

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Google to Track Flu Outbreaks Across US

Company teams
with CDC to improve warning system

Nov 11, 08 6:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Google is teaming up with the CDC to track flu outbreaks around the nation and give people earlier warnings, ABC News reports. The new site (http://www.google.org/flutrends/) relies on the notion that people turn to the Web when they're sick by typing phrases such as "flu symptoms"... More »

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(Newser) - A Massachusetts hospital has a novel way to administer influenza vaccinations: the drive-through. Caritas Norwood, south of Boston, has nurses on hand to administer the shot in a designated areas of the hospital’s driveway, the Boston Globe reports. Some 250 people, at $20 a pop, have received the... More »

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 Feds Target Kids for Flu Shots 

Vaccines for young germ-spreaders may curb effect on broader population

Sep 29, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Kids are the focus of flu vaccination efforts this year in an unprecedented push to lower the overall number of US infections, the Los Angeles Times reports. Children get the flu more often than adults, and research suggests they are biologically more effective at spreading it; for the first time,... More »

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 Record 145M 
 Targeted for 
 Flu Shots 

CDC pushes vaccine for 86% of Americans

Sep 25, 08 2:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Enough flu vaccine is now being manufactured to give shots to a record 145 million people, reports the Washington Post. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans an unprecedented campaign to ensure as many children, seniors and pregnant women as possible get shots, up to 86% of the population.... More »

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Doctors Fear Flu-Superbug Combo

Mix kills 2 kids in Boston after taking
22 lives last year

Apr 26, 08 6:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors nationwide took notice yesterday when two Boston kids died of a combined flu and fatal superbug—an increasingly common mix, ABC News reports. The blend of influenza and the staph infection MRSA killed 22 people last year, a huge jump from three cases the year before. Now, doctors fear... More »

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Asia Unique in Geography of Flu Outbreaks

Climate, season seen as key in incubating strains of virus

Apr 17, 08 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers have found yet another thing the West imports from China: the flu. East and Southeast Asia serve as a birthplace for new flu strains, the Times of London reports, thanks to the region’s unique mix of climates. By the time Europe and America get the sniffles six to... More »

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All Schoolkids Should Get Flu Shot, Feds Say

CDC panel proposes vaccinations for additional 30M kids

Feb 27, 08 7:17 PM CST
(Newser) - All schoolchildren in the US should get flu shots, a CDC panel advises. Current guidelines call for shots for those ages 6 months to 5 years, but the new recommendation raises the age to 18, an expansion of 30 million youngsters, the AP reports. The CDC is expected to adopt... More »

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Flu Shot: Better Luck Next Year

FDA includes new strains in formula

Feb 22, 08 4:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Next year's influenza vaccine will be reformulated to include three new flu strains in the hope of developing a more potent vaccine than this year's effort, according to US News & World Report. An FDA panel approved the move, following the lead of the World Health Organization. This year's vaccine... More »

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This Year's Flu Vaccine Missing the Mark

Only 40% effective as unexpected virus strains hit the public

Feb 16, 08 6:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Flu season peaks in early February and experts say this could be a very bad year. Health officials say that is partly because this year's flu vaccines aren't effective enough, the AP reports. "Every area of the country is experiencing lots of flu right now," said a doctor... More »

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Flu Shot May Help Fight
Off Bird Flu: Study

Vaccinated patients more likely to have immune response to deadly H5N1 virus

Dec 27, 07 8:02 AM CST
(Newser) - A regular flu shot may offer at least some protection against the bird flu, a new study finds. Researchers tested the blood of 42 volunteers who'd recently gotten flu vaccines, exposing it to the deadly H5N1 avian flu, and found that in some of them, the immune system recognized the... More »

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