Pregnant women should get flu shot as winter bites: WHO
By Stephanie Nebehay Geneva (Reuters) - Pregnant women and other people at high risk should be vaccinated against the H1N1 Swine Flu virus as the cold weather begins to bite in the northern hemisphere, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. It voiced concern that some vulnerable people are shying away from the pandemic vaccine, which the WHO stressed had not caused any unusual side effects in hundreds of thousands of people to have received it worldwide so far. "Certainly the fact...

Questions, with answers, about H1N1 (swine flu): PHOTO
Who should get the H1N1 vaccine? Pretty much everyone, Health officials say, assuming a person hasn't already had the H1N1 Flu. But don't go elbowing to the front of the line just yet. With limited vaccine supplies available, some groups get priority because the virus poses greater risk to them than it does to most healthy adults. So if you're not pregnant, a healthcare worker, age 6 months to 24 years, live with or Care for an infant under 6 months, or have a compromised immune...

Nearly 2 million more doses of swine flu vaccine available today, CDC says
An additional 1.8 million doses of Vaccine against the pandemic H1N1 Influenza virus have become available since Monday, bringing the total ready to be shipped to 31.8 million doses, said Dr.Thomas R. Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in a news conference this morning. "We are on track for a 10 million dose increase this week," he said. That scaled-back goal is well below the 20 million doses per week that officials had predicted last...

Why The Swine Flu Vaccine May Not Help Those That Need It Most: PHOTO
This month's Atlantic magazine features a frightening and fascinating look at both the Swine Flu vaccination and Influenza vaccinations in general. As people across the country line up for Swine Flu vaccinations, demand the supply increase faster and beg their doctors for Tamiflu, and as parents debate the pros and cons of giving their kids an “emergent” vaccination–rushed into being because of the pandemic

Obesity puts swine flu sufferers at greater risk, study suggests
Obesity appears to be a risk factor on a par with Pregnancy for developing complications from an infection with pandemic H1N1 Influenza, according to the most comprehensive look yet at Swine Flu hospitalizations. About a quarter of those hospitalizations have been for people who were morbidly obese, even though such people make up less than 5% of the population. That fivefold increase in risk is close to the sixfold increase observed in pregnant women, according to the report published today in...

Flu pandemic closes schools
By Maggie Fox , Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Swine Flu has driven up the price of horse meat in Mongolia, closed schools across Afghanistan and Ukraine and sparked a quarrel over whether Detainees at a U.S. base in Cuba should be vaccinated. As infections accelerated across the northern half of the world, Saudi authorities approved a vaccine ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage and U.S. members of Congress proposed legislation to force employers to pay or sick leave. The...

Pregnant women should get flu shot as winter bites
Pregnant women should get Flu shot as winter bites Pregnant women and other people at high risk should be vaccinated against the H1N1 Swine Flu virus as the cold weather begins to bite in the northern hemisphere, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. It voiced concern that some vulnerable people are shying away from the pandemic vaccine, which the WHO stressed had not caused any unusual side effects in hundreds of thousands of people to have received it worldwide so far....

The Associated Press: WHO: nearly 5,000 swine flu deaths worldwide
Geneva — Nearly 5,000 people have reportedly died from Swine Flu since it emerged this year and developed into a global epidemic, the World Health Organization said Friday. Since most countries have stopped counting individual Swine Flu cases, the figure is considered an underestimate. WHO said there were 4,999 total deaths through Oct. 18, most of them in the Western Hemisphere. The figure was up 264 from a week earlier. Iceland had its first Swine Flu death this week, and WHO said...

Boyz Ii Men - Boyz Ii Men Star Struck Down With Swine Flu: PHOTO
Boyz II Men star SHAWN STOCKMAN has been forced to pull out of the band's planned promotional activities after he was diagnosed with Swine Flu. The singer was due to accompany his bandmates to Atlanta, Georgia on Tuesday (03Nov09) for a performance at the 2009 Soul Train Awards. But Stockman has been advised to rest after medics discovered he has contracted the deadly H1N1 virus. His bandmate Nathan Morris tells CNN.com, "We tour eight months out of the year, and we are always travelling...

Many college students cool to flu concerns -- and shots
One night inside a George Washington University fraternity, a sky-diving, weight-lifting, energy-drink-swilling group of brothers gathers around the pool table, boasting about how, no matter what their college, government and parents might say, they don't need any Swine Flu Vaccine, thanks very m...

Flu Vaccine Working in Pregnant Women: PHOTO
Washington (myFOXla.com) - Federal health officials say pregnant women get good results from just a single dose of Swine Flu Vaccine, but young children still need two treatments. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, says continuing studies confirmed both findings. Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told the same briefing Monday that the Flu is currently widespread in 48 states and hospitalizations and deaths...

Three tested for swine flu at Aberdeen care home
THREE people at an Aberdeen care home have been tested for Swine Flu after showing symptoms. The residents at Forestgait, in King’s Gate, Aberdeen which has a total of 40 residents and is run by charity Voluntary Service Aberdeen (VSA) were being treated with Tamiflu. Development director of VSA Alan Reid said results for the Forestgait residents came back negative. Latest figures show 19,200 people caught Swine Flu in Scotland last week, compared to 14,600 the previous week. A total of 26...

AFP: Swine flu deaths soar, Ukraine closes schools
Geneva — The number of global Swine Flu deaths spiked by 700 in a week, the World Health Organisation said Friday, as Ukraine closed schools and cinemas in the toughest measures taken in Europe over the virus. More than 5,700 people have now died from the A(H1N1) since it broke out in April in Mexico and the United States in April, the WHO said. The biggest rise in the past week was recorded in the Americas, were 636 more people were reported killed by Swine Flu, bringing the region's...

Map: Swine flu cases in the U.S.
Swine Flu cases in the U.S.

AFP: Saudis to begin mass flu vaccinations as hajj nears
Riyadh — Saudi Arabia said Monday it is to vaccinate all its residents attending the hajj against Swine Flu, pressing ahead with plans to host millions of the world's Muslims despite a heightened pandemic alert. The kingdom has received the first tranche of 11 million vaccine doses it has ordered for the A(H1N1) Flu. Authorities were to begin vaccinating hundreds of thousands of health and other hajj workers as well as domestic pilgrims against Swine Flu from next week, said a senior...

Patients Wait Hours for Flu Shots: PHOTO
DALLAS - Hundreds of Dallas County residents lined up in front of a Health Department office hours before dawn Wednesday to make sure they got a chance at free H1N1 shots. Dallas County Health and Human Services is offering the free shots to low-income residents starting at 8 a.m. at its

Another swine flu death confirmed: PHOTO
Another Scot has died after contracting Swine Flu. The latest death takes the total number of Scots who have died to 31. The latest death occurred in the Ayrshire and Arran area. The patient was reported as having significant underlying health conditions. No other details about the victim have been released. Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: "It is with regret I need to confirm another H1N1 fatality. I send my condolences to the patient's family and loved ones. "A rise in...

CDC says children under 9 should get two doses of Vaccine
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that kids under 9 years of age will need two doses of the H1N1 vaccine to be fully protected. This announcement comes after the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed its new recommendations on how to combat the H1N1 pandemic Flu. In an article written by Ken Wightman, a Digital Journal Journalist, wrote in his article on October 30 that, "Children require only one dose: The announcement is good news for young children between...

Got swine flu? Emergency physician group issues guidance for when to visit ER
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H1N1 Epidemic: World Health Organisation Urges People of High Risk to Get Vaccinated
Pregnant women and other people belonging to high risk groups should be vaccinated against the H1N1 Swine Flu virus as the cold weather is coming to the northern hemisphere, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday. BREAKING NEWS British Council poisons relations between Russia and Britain Transsexual Miss World Crowned More... It voiced concern that some vulnerable people are shying away from the pandemic vaccine, which the WHO stressed had not caused any unusual side effects in...

'Battle of the Bunny'
I'm bored with the H1N1 thing already.

Surviving H1N1 -
For the past several months, Amy Wolf has been glued to the television, intently watching for information on how best to prepare for H1N1 Flu.

Swine flu shot safety monitored by new group
Independent health advisers begin monitoring safety of the Swine Flu Vaccine on Monday, an extra step the government promised in this year's unprecedented program to watch for possible side effects.

Minn. H1N1 Patient Afforded Flight Home: PHOTO
MINNEAPOLIS - Three weeks ago Duane Sawyer left the Twin Cities to go hunting with his son in Wyoming. Early in the trip, 47-year-old Sawyer came down with H1N1 and has been stranded in Casper, Wyoming ICU ever since. “He's been on a ventilator and couldn't get back here to where he is from in Minneapolis'” said Hal Blank with Grace on Wings. Blank and his wife Tammy started the non-profit group, Grave on Wins almost two years ago. Through donations trained volunteers help transport...