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Should Kids Taking Immunosuppressant Medication Receive The H1N1 Vaccine?

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)

Should Kids Taking Immunosuppressant Medication Receive The H1N1 Vaccine?

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)

CDC reports 19 children died of swine flu last week

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)

CDC: 19 H1N1 Child Deaths In A Week, 114 Total

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)

H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)

The flu is an infection in your nose, throat, and lungs that is caused by a virus. There are different kinds of flu, like the one that people get every winter, which you can get a flu shot to prevent. There are other types of flu that primarily infect animals, like bird flu and now swine flu. The real name for swine flu is H1N1 flu. It is called swine flu because a virus that causes this flu also causes flu in pigs. You cannot get this flu from eating pork, bacon, sausages, or any other pork products. (Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health)

Ottawa H1N1 wristbands prevent ‘gaming the system’

Ottawa residents will no longer be able to reserve a place in line at the city's swine flu vaccination clinics for friends and relatives waiting at home. (Source: CBC | Health)

PA Department Of Health: National Delays In H1N1 Flu Vaccine Distribution Highlight Need For Continued Prevention Efforts

Responding to delays in the nationwide distribution H1N1 flu vaccine, Department of Health officials urged Pennsylvanians to continue to take steps to prevent the spread of illness. "We recognize that many people are frustrated trying to find the H1N1 vaccine," Department of Health Deputy Secretary Michael Huff said while hosting a webinar on the status of vaccine supply and distribution. "We, too, are frustrated by the production delays. (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)

CDC gives new swine flu numbers

Between 1.8 million and 5.7 million caught H1N1, as many as 21,000 were hospitalized and perhaps 800 died, according to data from the start of the outbreak in April through July. Between 1.8 million and 5.7 million Americans caught pandemic H1N1 influenza this spring, as many as 21,000 were hospitalized, and perhaps 800 died, according to new estimates by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The revised numbers suggest that even larger numbers will become infected during this flu season. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)

Swine flu vaccine shots eliminate wrinkles, bad breath and varicose veins, too (opinion)

(NaturalNews) The propaganda push for flu vaccines has reached a level of absurdity that's just begging to be made fun of. Today, a flu vaccine story appearing in Reuters claimed that injecting pregnant women with flu shots would increase the birth weight of their babies by half a pound. That same story claimed flu shots are so healthy for pregnant women that they also prevent premature births.It even quotes a team of experts who claim that injecting an expectant mother with a flu shot would reduce the hospitalization of her infants, explaining: "Flu vaccine given to women during pregnancy is 85 percent effective in preventing hospitalization in their infants under 6 months of age."This conclusion was derived from a study of pregnant women in Bangladesh, by the way, and it didn't even use ...

CDC gives new swine flu numbers

Between 1.8 million and 5.7 million caught H1N1, as many as 21,000 were hospitalized and perhaps 800 died, according to data from the start of the outbreak in April through July. Between 1.8 million and 5.7 million Americans caught pandemic H1N1 influenza this spring, as many as 21,000 were hospitalized, and perhaps 800 died, according to new estimates by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The revised numbers suggest that even larger numbers will become infected during this flu season. (Source: L.A. Times - Health)