According to CDC statistics for the week ending October 10, forty-one states are now reporting widespread influenza activity, and influenza-related deaths are above epidemic thresholds. This raises the question. Is the U.S. public health infrastructure prepared for a surge of critically-ill H1N1 patients ? The answer depends on whom is asked. A poll conducted by [...]
Categories: Care and Treatment,US News,Vaccine Updates
Tagged: Care and Treatment, flu, h1n1, influenza, swine flu, US News, Vaccine Updates
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- October 19, 2009 – 1:26 am
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Recent findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine provide some insights into H1N1 vaccine side effects. In clinical trials involving 120 persons involving a single dose of H1N1, there were no deaths, no serious adverse events or other events that would have triggered the tests to end. The most common reactions reported by [...]
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Tagged: Care and Treatment, flu, h1n1, influenza, swine flu, US News, Vaccine Updates
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- October 11, 2009 – 11:45 pm
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News accounts have reported lingering public suspicion about the safety of the H1N1 vaccine. Much of this coverage traces to a widely reported Associated Press poll conducted Oct. 1-5, that found 72 percent of those surveyed are worried about side effects. More than half say that those concerns wouldn’t stop them from getting the vaccine [...]
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Tagged: Care and Treatment, flu, h1n1, influenza, swine flu, US News, Vaccine Updates
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- October 11, 2009 – 9:50 am
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- By The Editor
- Published:
- October 9, 2009 – 10:30 pm
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- By The Editor
