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New info released on protecting children from H1N1

Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline says new research suggests that children may need only one shot of the swine flu vaccine to be protected from the virus, as Health Canada published instructions on how to prepare the antiviral drug Tamiflu for kids. (Source: CTV Health)

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Flu-like illnesses now higher than at peak of seasonal flu season

Federal officials report 8,200 hospitalizations for infections from the H1N1 virus, and 411 deaths. But they backed away from earlier reports of 1 in 5 kids being infected. Influenza-like illnesses are now higher throughout the country than levels generally seen at the peak of the seasonal flu season, federal health officials said Friday, even as they dismissed media reports from a day earlier that one in five children had contracted swine flu during the first weeks of October. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)

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Kids might need only one swine flu vaccine dose: GSK

Drug maker GlaxoSmithKline, the company that is making the vaccine against swine flu in Canada, says new research from Europe suggests children may need only one shot of vaccine to be protected, not two as originally thought. (Source: CTV Health)

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CDC: 1 in 5 kids had flu-like illness this month

About 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month -- and most of those cases likely were swine flu, according to a new U.S. government health survey. (Source: CTV Health)

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CDC: 1 In 5 Kids Has Flu-Like Symptoms This Month

About 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month — and most of those cases likely were swine flu, according to a new government health survey. About 7 percent of surveyed adults said they'd had a flu-like illness, the survey found. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)

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CDC: 1 In 5 Kids Had Flu This Month

A government survey finds that one in five U.S. children had a flu-like illness in early October, and most of those cases likely were swine flu. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)

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Swine Flu Parties? Send Your Regrets, Experts Say

Some parents reportedly exposing healthy kids to those already sick with the H1N1 flu (Source: Forbes.com Health News)

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Swine Flu Parties? Send Your Regrets, Experts Say

Some parents reportedly exposing healthy kids to those already sick with the H1N1 flu Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topic: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu) (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)

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CDC: 1 in 5 U.S. Kids Had Flu-Like Symptoms This Month

The latest government survey has found that 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month, and most of those cases likely were swine flu. (Source: FOXNews.com)

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CDC: 1 in 5 U.S. Kids Had Flu This Month

The latest government survey has found that 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month, and most of those cases likely were swine flu. (Source: FOXNews.com)