Oct. 30, 2009 - As many as 16,000 registered nurses from three large Catholic hospital chains in California and Nevada plan to join a one-day strike and picket October 30, as RNs step up the protest over poor readiness by many hospitals to confront the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC) announced. (Source: NurseZone.com Nursing News)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have classified all children, 6-months to 24-years, one of the high risk groups for contracting the H1N1 (swine) flu, and recommend this population receive the H1N1 vaccine for immunity against the disease. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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The effectiveness of pandemic flu vaccination campaigns like that now underway for H1N1 could be undermined by the public incorrectly associating coincidental and unrelated health events with the vaccines. This is the conclusion of a paper published online Oct. 31 by The Lancet and authored by an international team of investigators led by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
That brings the total to 114 children deaths since the pandemic's start, compared with 40 to 50 in a normal flu season. On H1N1 vaccines, 'the gap between supply and demand is closing.'
Nineteen more U.S. children died from pandemic H1N1 influenza in the week ending Oct. 24, bringing the total to 65 since Aug. 30 and to 114 since the beginning of the pandemic in April, according to the newest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
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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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)
St. Catherine of Siena School in Norwood will close next week and cancel all extracurricular activities to stem a suspected outbreak of swine flu. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)
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This report provides an update to the international situation as of October 30, 2009. The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to report updated 2009 H1N1 flu-associated laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths on its Web page. (Source: CDC Swine Flu Updates)
Health officials say swine flu has caused at least 19 more children
deaths -- the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in
April. At least 114 children have died from swine flu
complications since the spring. That's up from 95 reported a week ago.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the statistics
on Friday. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)
Heath officials say swine flu has caused at least 19 more children's deaths the largest one-week increase since the pandemic ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)