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CDC: H1N1 flu continues to decrease

UPI - Fri Dec 4, 5:56 pm ET

ATLANTA, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. influenza activity continues drop, with 25 states reporting widespread flu cases down from 32 states from a week earlier, health officials say.

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Another seasonal flu vaccine on way to US market
Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy - Wed Dec 2, 7:40 pm ET
Dec 2, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – A second seasonal influenza vaccine made by Novartis was approved recently by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the company said some doses may reach the market this flu season.
More H1N1 deaths, but flu cases are waning
Minnesota Public Radio - Wed Dec 2, 3:12 pm ET
Seven more deaths have been linked to the H1N1 flu in Minnesotaand two others were caused by a type A influenza that was likely H1N1.
Area schools provide flu shots
The Brunswick News - Fri Dec 4, 3:07 am ET
Jessie Zito, 13, looked away as the nurse gave her the H1N1 influenza vaccination shot. The eighth-grader at Glynn Middle School said she was nervous at first but felt great that it was over with before she knew it.
Ulster sets final clinic for seasonal flu shots
Kingston Daily Freeman - Fri Dec 4, 3:06 am ET
ESOPUS — The final seasonal influenza and pneumococcal vaccination clinic to be conducted by the Ulster County Health Department is scheduled for Thursday in Esopus.
REPLAY: LIVE CHAT on flu issues
The Gazette - Wed Dec 2, 2:19 pm ET
Linn County Public Health Director Curtis Dickson took questions and talked about the tail end of the second major wave of H1N1 influenza and the third wave expected right after Christmas in a live chat today. Dickson also took questions regarding the remaining H1N1 vaccine clinics and the upcoming seasonal flu. Replay the chat below. Linn County Public [...]
Study links real-time data to flu vaccine strategies
Science Daily - Thu Dec 3, 5:18 pm ET
Adaptive vaccination strategies, based on age patterns of hospitalizations and deaths monitored in real-time during the early stages of a pandemic, outperform seasonal influenza vaccination allocation strategies, according to a new article.
Schools to Give Masks to Sick Students
FOX 11 News Los Angeles - Fri Dec 4, 7:29 pm ET
Students who become sick at school will get protective masks and gloves to help prevent the spread of the H1N1 influenza virus and other flu outbreaks, according to California education officials.
Call influenza by correct name
Hillsboro Star-Journal - Wed Dec 2, 1:00 pm ET
(Editor’s note: Some news professionals continue to call the H1N1 influenza “swine flu,” much to the dismay of livestock producers.) Here is a message to television news anchor Brian Williams of NBC Nightly News.
The swine flu pandemic
EurekAlert! - Thu Dec 3, 11:03 am ET
( Deutsches Aerzteblatt International ) A special issue of Deutsches Arzteblatt International contains the first scientific presentation of clinical experience with the novel influenza A virus (H1N1/09) in the German-speaking countries since the start of the pandemic.
Region sees decline in serious flu-like symptoms
Coshocton Tribune - Thu Dec 3, 6:56 pm ET
COSHOCTON -- Coshocton County Health Commissioner Bob Brems Jr. thinks Coshocton has made it through the initial H1N1 influenza virus pandemic.