One dose of vaccine might be enough to protect both adults and children older than six months against the swine flu pandemic, an international panel of experts has concluded. (Source: Wash Post Health)
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Swine flu is sickening so many children, some of them fatally, that officials released the last of a stockpile. (Source: NYT > Health)
Speedskaters from across Canada and around the world are concerned about training in the same Calgary facility where crowds are lined up for swine flu shots. (Source: CBC | Health)
Hundreds of people on any given day will die, develop the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome or have spontaneous abortions, and that doesn't necessarily mean that their swine flu vaccination shot was to blame, a new study says. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Study: Dangerous side effects not always linked to swine flu vaccination shot (Source: ABC News: Health)
THE United Nations health agency has issued reassurance that swine flu vaccines are safe and only one dose is needed to protect adults and children over ten against the H1N (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
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Alternative medicine practitioners say you can skip the swing flu vaccine and still avoid getting sick by using herbal supplements, good nutrition and other natural remedies. (Source: CBC | Health)
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fear of adverse events such as miscarriages, rare neurological conditions and ordinary heart attacks will discourage some people from participating in mass vaccination efforts to fight swine flu, but public health experts said on Friday they could fight back with statistics. (Source: Reuters: Health)
During the week of October 18-24, 2009, influenza activity continued to increase in the United States as reported in FluView. Flu activity is now widespread. Nationwide, visits to doctors for influenza-like-illness are increasing steeply and are now higher than what is seen at the peak of many regular flu seasons. In addition, flu-related hospitalizations and deaths continue to go up nation-wide and are above what is expected for this time of year. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
A list of H1N1 guidance documents provided by CMS related to Medicare and Medicaid/CHIP coverage and payment policies, Section 1135 waivers, and more. Includes brief descriptions of the length and content of each document. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
