First Bourne N1H11 flu clinic will be held Saturday Nov 10, 2009
Parents will then be given a time for the inoculation and the location. Health Agent Cynthia Coffin said this precaution is necessary so that the clinic is not swamped with people seeking inoculations. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Chinese society mobilized in fight against A/H1N1 flu Nov 10, 2009
Now, the vaccination has been in its full swing, especially since Premier Wen Jiabao called on, during his inspection visit to the Beijing Children's Hospital on Oct. 31, an energetic effort in fight against the virus by "encouraging the inoculation, but on a voluntary basis.". The Ministry of Health said nearly 8. (Xinhuanet, China)
Li stresses safety in inoculation against A/H1N1 flu Nov 10, 2009
Chinese Vice Premier stresses safety in inoculation against A/H1N1 flu_English_Xinhua. Chinese Vice Premier stresses safety in inoculation against A/H1N1 flu ... BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Monday called on health authorities to ensure safety in the production, storage, transportation, and inoculation process of the vaccines against A/H1N1 influenza, for the health of the public. (Xinhuanet, China)
Inoculating Against Fear of Vaccination Nov 9, 2009
the 1720s, with a crude smallpox inoculation ... Benjamin Franklin was an early skeptic, but changed his mind after he lost a 4-year old son to smallpox, writing in his autobiography that "I long regretted bitterly, and still regret that I had not given it to him by inoculation.". (CBS News)
Over 8 mln Chinese inoculated with flu vaccine Nov 9, 2009
The capital Beijing made a decision on Friday to extend the vaccine inoculation to all the 16 million residents in the city. China is the first country in the world to issue a production license for A/H1N1 vaccines. (People's Daily Online, China)
Swine flu vaccine reaches local schools Nov 8, 2009
Thus began the Kittitas County Public Health Department's effort to vaccinate younger school children in Kittitas County, an age group that's on the federal priority list of people who should get early inoculations. On Wednesday 53 children in Easton schools received vaccinations and 14 Damman School children received them on Thursday. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Beijing to extend vaccine inoculation Nov 7, 2009
BEIJING, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Beijing health authorities said on Friday that they would extend the A/H1N1 flu vaccine inoculation to all the city's 16 million residents as death toll from the epidemic kept rising on the Chinese mainland ... "Everyone above three years old with registered residence of the city can have free inoculation as long as they want to.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Pandemic Flu Vaccine Campaigns May Be Undermined By Coincidental Medical Events Nov 7, 2009
The clustering of fatalities and close timing of vaccination resulted in global news coverage, public trepidation and compromised the inoculation campaign. In actuality, the four patients who died all were in a group already at high risk for sudden death from age and underlying medical conditions. (Science Daily)
Older People Most Likely to Die From Swine Flu Nov 6, 2009
The United States is battling swine flu amid shortages of vaccine, which has seen states and counties cancel inoculation clinics, and of children's anti-viral medicine, which last week saw federal authorities raiding the strategic stockpile for kids' liquid Tamiflu. Pandemic H1N1 flu has already claimed the lives of more children than seasonal flu typically does during an entire flu season, which runs from August until May. (Newsmax)
- INKED! Blind allegiance and blind faith aren’t the same 0 Nov 6, 2009
That said, the backlash he s taken over the past few weeks in regard to his staunch and vocal opposition to flu inoculation and the safety of flu vaccines is much deserved. He s one of a growing number of celebrities using their power, influence and wide public forum to scare the hell out of people into not trusting the government, pharmaceutical companies and even their family physicians over the safety of vaccines. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Philip Maddocks: Google will offer humans their thoughts back in real time Nov 6, 2009
"We think much of the confusion people are feeling these days whether it s trying to decide about the safety of receiving an inoculation against the H1N1 virus, the viability of the economy or which blouse not to buy stems not from a scarcity of intelligence or information, but the inability of the human brain to deliver real-time thinking, that is, to instantly convey to you what you were thinking when you first thought of what you are thinking right now," Eric Schmidt, chairman and CEO of... (Wakefield Observer, MA)
Town's health fair will not include flu vaccines Nov 6, 2009
She added that the clinic will offer pneumonia vaccinations for people 18 and older, and that the inoculation is recommended for people who smoke, or have asthma and have other health issues. At a recent parent forum on the H1N1 flu, Khoury said people who are concerned about having complications stemming from either the seasonal or swine flu should consider getting the pneumonia vaccine to protect themselves from secondary infections. (Canton Journal, MA)
H1N1 clinic in Lexington draws crowd Nov 5, 2009
Families line up outside Lexington Pediatrics for an H1N1 inoculation. H1N1 clinic in Lexington draws crowd. (Lexington Minuteman, MA)
Vaccination: 5 Things You Didn't Know Nov 5, 2009
Smallpox was the original target of inoculation and later vaccination efforts, and stands today as the method's greatest success story. However, since the earliest days of vaccination at the turn of the 19th century, there has been a strong and vocal anti-vaccine movement. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
400 St. Clair Students Immunized For H1N1 Nov 4, 2009
He said there were a few parents changing their minds, opting out of the free immunizations, but he said the large discrepancy in expected inoculations and the number actually given was simply because many of those students didn't go to school Monday ... Glosemeyer said Patients First works closely with the Franklin County Health Department on scheduling the inoculation days depending on need and shot supply ... Murphy said the high school could still become an inoculation center for the city if... (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Physicians swamped with requests for vaccine Nov 4, 2009
And Weissman listened to three days of busy signals at her Delmar pediatrician's office before getting through and being put on a waiting list for her daughter to get the inoculation. "It's frustrating," said Weissman, 37, who finally got the call late Tuesday morning that her daughter, No. 456 on the list, could get the vaccine today. (Albany Times Union)
One Dose of Swine Flu Vaccine Works for Pregnant Women Nov 3, 2009
Because the H1N1 swine flu vaccine is made the same way as the regular winter flu vaccine, officials don't expect any problems with the new inoculation. Federal health officials haven't seen any problems so far, Dr. Bruce Gellin, head of the National Vaccine Program Office, told the AP.. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
A/H1N1 flu "spreading fast but under control" Nov 2, 2009
But for now, about 390 million people on the Chinese mainland needed inoculation. Targeted groups included the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and armed police forces, police, medical staff, teachers, students, people working at key public service posts, and patients with chronic or cardiovascular diseases, experts said. (Xinhuanet, China)
New group helps U.S. monitor swine flu shot safety Nov 2, 2009
Decades of safe influenza inoculations mean specialists aren't expecting problems with the swine flu vaccine, because it's made the same way as the regular winter flu vaccine. But systems to track the health of millions of Americans are being tapped to make sure to spot any rare but real problems quickly, and to explain the inevitable false alarms when common disorders coincide with inoculation ... While vaccine side effects always are monitored, the H1N1 inoculations are getting extra... (Honolulu Advertiser)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Nov 2, 2009
A Centers for Disease Control (CDC) official said only 500 hospitals have registered so far to participate in the inoculation program, compared to 3,500 hospitals that signed up to offer free shots for seasonal flu. The CDC said 2. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Children H1N1 flu deaths up in US amid vaccine shortage Oct 31, 2009
" Frieden said the supply of (A)H1N1 vaccine was increasing steadily, with 10.5 million more doses ready to be shipped to state health authorities in the space of a week, boosting the total available to 26.6 million doses. "The gap between supply and demand is closing," he said. But the increase in vaccine availability has not yet been felt at the local level, and in Montgomery County, just outside Washington, health officials said they were cancelling three inoculation clinics scheduled for... (Channelnewsasia.com)
Are Swine Flu Fears Overblown? Oct 30, 2009
As Germany begins wide-scale inoculations this week, some researchers say that H1N1 may not prove to be a pandemic virus after all ... Not one but two inoculation shots are generally necessary to provide sufficient defenses to an immune system that has no previous experience of a virus. (BusinessWeek)
Seasonal flu vaccine in short supply Oct 30, 2009
He said KDMC employees who missed the first round of inoculations are being directed to the health department ... Inoculations are $25 for adults and $10 for children ... Moak worries those who remember an isolated incident in 1976 in which a handful of people contracted a neurological illness from swine flu vaccinations will refuse the inoculation. (Brookhaven Daily Leader, MS)
Swine Flu Vaccine Regimen Divides Nations as WHO Panel Weighs In on Dose Oct 29, 2009
Initial results of tests on pandemic vaccines produced by companies including , the worlds largest maker of flu shots, suggested one inoculation protects most adults. The U.S. and Australia have begun a mass immunization program based on a single-dose regimen. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Northern York School District picked to receive H1N1 flu vaccines Oct 28, 2009
The inoculation schedule is as follows ... A YAMMRS representative and building principal will be present at all vaccination clinics and serve as media contacts to approve any students photographed during inoculations. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Swine flu vaccine shipment arrived to Kittitas County last week Oct 27, 2009
advertisement Some of the doses that arrived last week are injectable, and they will also be used to complete inoculations of health-care workers in the county. The nasal mist doses from last week and those expected to come this week are planned to be used for school-based inoculation clinics Nov. 3 at Cle Elum-Roslyn Elementary School and Nov. 4 at Easton schools ... Expected this week are 300 nasal mist doses and 200 injectable doses, with a portion of these not containing a preservative for... (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
Debate over swine flu shots in Germany Oct 27, 2009
BERLIN A debate over two different swine flu vaccines overshadowed Germany's launch of a public inoculation program against the pandemic on Monday. Joseph Hartstein receives the swine flu vaccination at the local health authority in Dusseldorf, western Germany, Monday Oct. 26, 2009. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Click to read:Pregnancy a Key Risk Factor for H1N1 Flu Oct 27, 2009
No person would permit anybody to get close to them with an inoculation if they knew how they were being made, what they carry & how they are being lied to. Dr. Eva Snead, MD, MBAScared yet. (CBS News)
Attacking Fox News Oct 27, 2009
" (COMMERCIAL BREAK) SCOTT: Hundreds of people lined up in the streets in Rockville, Maryland, and other cities this week hoping to get the H1N1 vaccine. People waiting in line for hours, some lucky enough to score the vaccine, others not so lucky. But maybe it's not such a big deal for Americans. Our "FOX News" opinion Dynamics Poll finds only 44 percent of us say that we plan to get vaccinated against the H1N1 virus. And that's a drop from the 53 percent who said they would get it last month.... (Fox News)
Common Adverse Vaccine Reactions Oct 27, 2009
Simple Remedies for Inoculation Side Effects in Babies and Children. Most babies get shots designed to protect them against illness. (Suite101.com)
Different Types of Plantar Warts Oct 24, 2009
Any type of injury to the skin will favor the inoculation of the HPV. and maceration caused by yeast or fungal infections increase the risk of contracting plantar warts. What are the Different Types of Plantar Warts. (Suite101.com)
Swine flu vaccine offered Oct 23, 2009
Some are giving it to high-risk groups first, while others such as Maury County are allowing anyone to receive the inoculation. As of Wednesday, the state health department had ordered and distributed 240,000 swine flu vaccinations. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Schools push for swine flu injections Oct 23, 2009
The swine flu inoculation, however, will not offer protection from seasonal flu. Consent forms to allow schools to give the swine flu inoculations are being distributed to public elementary school parents this week ... The inoculations will be given by the school nurse in schools with less than 400 students. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Swine flu's likely here; local supply of seasonal flu vaccine wiped out Oct 23, 2009
myopinion2 wrote on Oct 22, 2009 12:35 PM:" Oh if you get the nasal spray for the flu you have to wait 28 days before you can get another nasal inoculation. By the way my daughter and I were told that she did have the Swine flu based on symptoms. But again, they do not know for sure unless they are tested. ". fiddy6bills wrote on Oct 22, 2009 12:48 PM:" OK here is the treatment from the SAINT JOHN'S WEBSITE http://www.peacehealth.org/kbase/topic/special/av2488/sec6.htm Why don't you go to their... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Man jumps from moving bus on Interstate 65 Oct 22, 2009
Elizabeth Cook, director of the Maury County Health Department, told The Daily Herald recently that local health officials hope to offer the inoculation at community clinics soon. The department has not released when the injection will be available. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Purple Pinkie Day Oct. 24 Oct 18, 2009
For any donation, the Rotarian volunteers will mark the pinkie finger of the donor with a purple marker to signify how children have their pinkie fingers dyed purple when they receive the polio inoculation ... The table will be decorated with posters and we will have a cooler as our donation container, as the vaccine is transported and kept in coolers on inoculation trips. (Concord Journal, MA)
H1N1 Kills 11 Kids in a Week Oct 18, 2009
From the fact they did not state how many of the eleven deaths had been given the inoculation, suggests they do NOT want us to know that. Why not. (CBS News)
* Swine flu vaccine delivery delayed as US death toll rises Oct 18, 2009
Inoculation clinics got under way in several US states last week, targeting children, health care workers, people who work with infants and young, healthy adults. Long lines have been reported outside the clinics, as parents rushed to get their children X one of the most at-risk groups X inoculated against swine flu. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Lawsuit Seeks to Halt U.S. Swine Flu Shots Oct 17, 2009
New York medical workers took legal action Thursday to halt a massive swine flu inoculation program being rolled out across the United States, claiming the vaccines have not been properly tested. Lawyers for the group filed a temporary restraining order in a Washington federal court against government medical regulators they claim rushed H1N1 vaccines to the public without adequately testing their safety and efficacy. (Newsmax)
Hawaii swine flu vaccinations just for priority groups, for now Oct 17, 2009
To find out where to get the H1N1, or swine flu, inoculation, see or call 211. More News headlines. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Glaxo's Cervarix Treatment Wins Japan Approval Ahead of Merck's Gardasil Oct 17, 2009
4 billion for Mercks inoculation. Both vaccines target strains of , a common sexually transmitted virus that can trigger serious infections linked to cervical cancer. (Bloomberg -- Japan)
Flagler cancels swine flu vaccine clinic Oct 17, 2009
Only priority groups -- including those 6 months to 24 years old -- are currently receiving the inoculation against the virus. Other priority groups eligible to receive the immunization at this point are pregnant women, medical and safety workers, people with underlying medical conditions younger than 64, and the caregivers of children younger than 6 months. (Daytona Beach News Journal -- Local)
China's Mecca pilgrims to get free flu vaccine Oct 16, 2009
"The inoculation is voluntary and free," said Wang Guoliang, deputy secretary general of the association. "Those who refuse the vaccine, for whatever reason, will still be able to go as planned," he added. (People's Daily Online, China)
Lawsuit seeks to halt H1N1 flu vaccination campaign in US Oct 16, 2009
" onclick="Next();" src="/images/butt_next. So you have immediately a new problem you don't have with a killed vaccine," Turner told AFP. Officials at the National Institutes of Health have said that trials of H1N1 flu vaccine began in August and delivered results last month, showing that the vaccine was well tolerated and produced a robust immune response in older children and adults in good health with just a single dose. But Turner insisted that "the FDA did not do the proper testing to show... (Channelnewsasia.com)
School flu inoculation begins Oct 15, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009. Posted on: Wednesday, October 14, 2009. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Fewer than Expected Getting H1N1 Vaccine Oct 14, 2009
"Some people are old fashioned and firefighters are old fashioned. The inoculation by injection is different than the live one and they feel that offers more protection for them because the occupation they are in. We are in a more hazardous situation than the average citizen," said Tim Szymanski with Las Vegas Fire & Rescue. Szymanski was quick to point out that they don't believe there is anything wrong with the flu mist, but many just feel the shot is more reliable because of the amount of... (KLAS-TV.com, NV)
In Amoeba World, Cheating Doesn't Pay Oct 13, 2009
And when resistors, cheaters and wild strains were mixed evenly, the researchers found to their surprise that the cheater-resistant strains afforded extra protection to the otherwise-defenseless wild amoebas a kind of molecular inoculation. Queller noted the results are the latest in an ongoing collaboration between Rice and the Shaulsky and Kuspa groups at BCM. "It shows how productive and innovative cross-disciplinary collaborations can be," he said. (Science Daily)
Brookline Rotary seeks public support to fight polio Oct 13, 2009
For any donation ($1 suggested), the Rotarian volunteers will mark the pinkie finger of the donor with a purple marker to signify how the little children have their pinkie fingers dyed purple when they receive the polio inoculation ... The table will be decorated with posters and we will have a cooler as our donation container, as the vaccine is transported and kept in coolers on inoculation trips. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Swine Flu Vaccine: Is It Ethical to Say No? Oct 11, 2009
Yet it's clear that the voluntary inoculation program is the keystone of the Obama administration's efforts to combat the H1N1 virus, or swine flu ... "Lots of people like the idea of everyone else getting inoculation and, 'If they do, then I don't have to,' " says Professor Askland. (ABC News)
U.S. enters threshold of A/H1N1 epidemic Oct 10, 2009
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius appealed for widespread inoculation against the A/H1N1 flu on Wednesday. Special A/H1N1 flu vaccination clinics at schools are being planned in many states. (Xinhuanet, China)
The Discovery of the Smallpox Vacci... Oct 9, 2009
Though Edward Jenner is credited with developing the first smallpox vaccine, inoculation had long been practiced in other parts of the world ... Lady Mary Montagu and the First Inoculations ... It is possible that inoculation against smallpox was known in India as early as 1000 BC, though the first definitive mention of the treatment was made in 1549, by Chinese author Wan Quan. (Suite101.com)
Docs: Get your jab or find a new job Oct 9, 2009
The hospital is starting its inoculation program with health care workers before moving into the patient phase. . (MSNBC -- Health)
Poll: Only 52% Want Swine Flu Shots Oct 9, 2009
Pollsters have long found that people exaggerate their intent to take recommended health steps, suggesting that how many kids take advantage of the convenience of in-school inoculations may fall somewhere in the middle. On the other hand, interest in the regular winter flu vaccine is rising: 57 percent of adults want that inoculation, a 9-point increase since the first AP poll on the subject in July. (KIRO TV, WA)
Sebelius: Americans should get swine flu shot Oct 8, 2009
Health secretary urges mass inoculation, calling vaccine safe and secure ... WASHINGTON - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appealed anew Wednesday for widespread inoculation against a surging swine flu threat, calling the vaccine "safe and secure.". (MSNBC -- Health)
Americans Line Up for H1N1 Vaccine Oct 8, 2009
Considering the drug companies CAN'T even supply enough of this 'snake oil' to meet demand---state & federal laws REQUIRING inoculation, and in some cases FORCED inoculation at gunpoint, along with using the media to 'browbeat' the public into getting shots---such 'hard-selling' of this event is NOT well thought out ... have passed laws OR are planning DRACONIAN type measures to force inoculations. (CBS News)
Kids Have No Immunity To Swine Flu, Sebelius Says Oct 8, 2009
Sebelius said the inoculation is "safe and secure" and assured parents it "has been made exactly the same way seasonal vaccine has been made, year in and year out.". Some 600 people have died in the U.S. from the virus and Sebelius warns, "Kids have no immunity to the flu.". (KWTX.com, TX)
Demand tasks supply of seasonal flu shots Oct 8, 2009
On Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appealed for widespread inoculation against swine flu. The AP poll, conducted Oct. 1-5, found 72 percent of those surveyed are worried about side effects. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Health officials urge inoculation as flu season nears Oct 8, 2009
Issue date: 10/8/09 Section. Media Credit: Carolina EvansThis won't hurt a bit: Julie Berkshire, a medical assistant of University Health Services, gives a flu shot to Laura Richmond, a Chattanooga sophomore. (The University Echo, TN)
Third of U.S. parents oppose swine flu vaccine, poll shows Oct 8, 2009
Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius appealed for widespread inoculation against swine flu, vouching unconditionally for the vaccine: "We know it's safe and secure.". The AP poll, conducted Oct. 1-5, found 72 percent of those surveyed are worried about side effects, although more than half say that wouldn't stop them from getting the vaccine to protect their kids from the new flu. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Poll: One-third of parents oppose H1N1 vaccines Oct 8, 2009
On the other hand, interest in the regular winter flu vaccine is rising: 57% of adults want that inoculation, a 9-point increase since the first AP poll on the subject in July ... On Wednesday, Health and Human Services Secretary appealed for widespread inoculation against swine flu, vouching unconditionally for the vaccine: "We know it's safe and secure.". (USA Today -- News)
CCH hosts drive thru flu clinic today Oct 7, 2009
The Fulton Medical Clinic also is seeking to make inoculation against the flu easier for clients by holding a series of clinics throughout Callaway County over the next two weeks. "We're trying to make it more accessible, more convenient for the patient," said Dorothy Lee. (Fulton Sun, MO)
Inflamed passions Oct 7, 2009
When the Princess of Wales put forward her children for inoculation, the procedure quickly caught on. The year was 1721, and her offspring received an early and sometimes fatal prophylaxis against smallpox - in which the pus from someone with the disease was smeared into a wound of the uninfected. (BBC News -- UK)
'It could happen to any family' Oct 7, 2009
This does tell us that despite our best interventions, people can succumb to this," said Dr. Ellerin, director of infectious diseases at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. Ellerin stressed that this emphasizes the need for people to get vaccinated when inoculations are made available. Vaccine is probably the most important measure people take against swine flu. Some medical centers suggest patients monitor the facility's web site for when swine flu vaccine will be available. Obtaining protection... (Weymouth News, MA)
Regional differences in swine flu anxiety Oct 7, 2009
Europeans underestimated mortality of seasonal flu, and require more information about the protection given by seasonal flu inoculation. The complete article is available as a. (BioMed Central)
* Elderly encouraged to get seasonal flu, pneumonia shots Oct 6, 2009
Lin Hung-chuan (LE), a specialist in lung disease and diseases of the immune system at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, issued the advice after a national inoculation program against seasonal flu began on Thursday. The elderly are also entitled to free flu and pneumonia inoculations. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
