H1N1 activity appears to have leveled off. But public health officials are still urging Americans to get vaccinated against this unpredictable and potentially dangerous virus. Patients reporting flu-like symptoms account for 1.9 percent of doctor's office visits, according to the latest monitoring by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That figure is below the national baseline of 2.3 percent (a figure ... read more
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December 22, 2009 1:40 PM
An estimated 60 million people in the U.S. have been vaccinated against H1N1, according to the latest estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Separate surveys conducted by the CDC and Harvard suggest that the vaccine is administered quickly as it becomes available and that it has been reaching the high risk groups that it's been targeted for, ... read more
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December 17, 2009 11:31 AM
/caption] Although H1N1 activity continues to wane, federal health officials caution that there is no guarantee the worst is over. "We have an ebbing second wave, but an uncertain future," said Thomas Frieden, MD, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We don't know how many cases there will be between now, which is traditionally the beginning ... read more
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December 16, 2009 3:52 PM
Federal health officials are urging doctors to talk to their patients about H1N1 influenza. "Health care providers have the most influence on people," said Rear Adm. Anne Schuchat, MD, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. "A recommendation from a doctor or nurse has more clout than anything that we do in Atlanta or Washington. ... read more
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December 10, 2009 4:15 PM
Roughly 50 million Americans have been infected with H1H1 since the virus was detected in April, according to estimates released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The CDC estimates the virus has been responsible for 200 thousand hospitalizations and 10 thousand deaths -- including 1,100 children and 7,500 younger adults. Already, H1N1 ... read more
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November 25, 2009 3:10 PM
As 38.4 million Americans prepare to travel this Thanksgiving weekend (according to AAA estimates), officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urging them not to bring the H1N1 flu home for the holidays. "We want you to stay ... read more
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November 24, 2009 6:34 PM
Next time a Flu Pandemic hits close to your home, you may not have to wait in long lines to get shots for you and your family. There's a new way to make life-saving vaccines here in the ... read more
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November 20, 2009 1:21 PM
For the third week in a row, numbers released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show a reduction in hospitalizations and deaths from H1N1. Dr. Anne Shuchat, Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) says, “the level of influenza activity we are seeing right now remains high even though we saw a little bit of a ... read more
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November 12, 2009 4:18 PM
As many as 22 million people became ill with H1N1 influenza here in the U.S. from April through Oct. 17, according to new estimates released just minutes ago by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. CDC officials said the virus was responsible for an estimated 98 thousand hospitalizations and 3,900 deaths during that same time frame. The number of ... read more
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November 11, 2009 2:43 PM
Genetically, the H1N1 virus hasn't changed much since it first appeared last April, but experience has shown influenza viruses tend to evolve -- sometimes with catastrophic results. In 1918, a relatively mild strain of Spanish flu suddenly became much more virulent, killing millions of people in a global pandemic. Making sure that doesn't happen with H1N1 is the goal ... read more
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January 8, 2010 10:00 AM
CDC: Time for Seniors to Get H1N1 Vaccine
It's too early to tell whether an uptick in H1N1 activity during the week following Christmas will continue, according to experts with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But federal health officials are urging Americans to remain vigilant and take advantage of a new abundance of vaccine. "I think complacency is probably our top enemy right now," said Rear ... read more