Posts Tagged ‘Flu Cases’

US Swine Flu Vaccine Outlook Improving, CDC Says

27th October 2009 by admin No Comments

More than 22 million doses of swine flu vaccine are available now, and most Americans should soon find it easier to get their dose, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
“We’re beginning to get to significant increases in the availability,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at a briefing.
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Monitoring Swine Flu Antivirals

19th July 2009 by admin 2 Comments

A worrisome report was released today indicating that the swine flu virus can cause infection deep in the lungs, much like the flu virus responsible for the 1918 pandemic that killed at least 40 million people. This means it’s more likely than typical seasonal flu to cause stubborn cases of pneumonia, which is one of the leading [...]

US Swine Flu Cases May Have Hit 1 Million

6th July 2009 by admin No Comments

Swine flu has infected as many as 1 million Americans, U.S. health officials said Thursday, adding that 6 percent or more of some urban populations are infected. The estimate voiced by a government flu scientist Thursday was no surprise to the experts who have been closely watching the virus.
“We knew diagnosed cases were just the [...]

Summer Gives No Relief From Swine Flu

20th June 2009 by admin No Comments

About 7% of the population in areas highly affected by H1N1 swine flu report influenza-like symptoms, a spokesperson for the CDC said during a news briefing today.
Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH, deputy director of the Influenza Division at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, provided an update about the H1N1 pandemic, [...]