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Last spring, when 2009 H1N1 influenza first came to our attention, my patients were in a panic. Our clinic was flooded with calls and walk-in patients, all with the same question: "When will there be a vaccine?

The Rockingham County School Board will hear about the current H1N1 vaccine status in its school system Tuesday night. So far, students at eight elementary schools have been vaccinated, but another 14 schools still need the shots.

BY GIS The British Virgin Islands were represented at a recent workshop that focused on planning for the introduction of a H1N1 vaccine.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced the deaths of two people who were infected with the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus.

ROBERTSDALE, Ala. - The permission slips went out last week, and Baldwin County Board of Education spokesman Terry Wilhite says, “We'll find room” for Baldwin students in grades Pre-K through 3 to receive “Nasal Mist” protection ...

The Vilas County Public Health Department will be offering influenza vaccination clinics for the public beginning Dec. 8. Both the seasonal influenza and H1N1 influenza vaccines will be available at these clinics.

I am writing as a pediatrician who administers both the seasonal influenza vaccine as well as the H1N1 vaccine. I do not feel that it is appropriate for the schools to be administering any vaccine to a child, as the school is not aware of the child's ...

ST. JOHN'S, NL - A review by health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador has determined that five people in the province have died so far as a direct result of the H1N1 virus.

Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Simon Avis has completed a review of the province's H1N1 related deaths and has concluded that only 5 died of the disease.

Cross-reactive antibody response by a factor of four may have occurred in fewer than 20% of adults who were vaccinated with recent seasonal influenza vaccines, according to results of a recent study.