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Swine flu danger appears to be ebbing

Swine flu danger appears to be ebbing

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The CDC says a third wave of the H1N1 pandemic is less likely in the U.S. Attention now turns to the Southern Hemisphere, where flu season is just beginning.

 

Flu experts assess whether H1N1 pandemic peaked

Flu experts assess whether H1N1 pandemic peaked

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Flu experts convened Tuesday to assess whether the H1N1 pandemic has peaked, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

 

U.S. swine flu epidemic shows signs of being over

U.S. swine flu epidemic shows signs of being over

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Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic over? Federal health officials won't go so far as to say that, but on Friday they reported for ...

 

Flu pandemic easing, but risks remain: WHO

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The H1N1 flu pandemic appears to be easing, but a third wave of infections could yet strike, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

 

Mass H1N1 swine flu vaccinations begin today

Mass H1N1 swine flu vaccinations begin today

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The vaccine for the H1N1 swine flu will be made widely available to San Mateo County residents starting today, county officials announced. County officials said the health system received a large enough supply of the vaccine in recent weeks to offer it ...

 

800,000 doses of kids' swine flu vaccine recalled

800,000 doses of kids' swine flu vaccine recalled

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Health officials are recalling hundreds of thousands of doses of swine flu vaccine after tests indicated they may not be potent enough to protect against the virus....

 

CDC: H1N1 flu less widespread, seen in only 32 states

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Swine flu infections seem to be dropping, but the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30, according to ...

 

WHO probing drug resistant swine flu

WHO probing drug resistant swine flu

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The World Health Organization is looking into reports in Britain and the United States that the H1N1 flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu in people with severely suppressed immune systems, a spokesman said Tuesday.

 

Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccines: WHO

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About 40 people have died after being inoculated against H1N1 pandemic flu, but investigations so far show the fatalities were not caused by the vaccine, the World Health Organization said on Thursday.

 

Poll: Most adults don't want H1N1 shot

Poll: Most adults don't want H1N1 shot

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More than half of all adult Americans say they don't want to get the H1N1 flu vaccine, according to a new national poll.

 

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