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Oklahoma City firefighter Brian Foreman injects a woman with H1N1 vaccine at the Centennial Building at State Fair Park Tuesday morning, Nov. 24, 2009. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
State leads region in H1N1 vaccinations
The percentage of Oklahomans receiving the swine flu vaccine is higher than other states in a five-state region, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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Deadly H1N1 virus will continue to circulate seasonally
Updated: Wed, Aug 18, 2010
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The U.S. H1N1 emergency declaration quietly expired June 23, but influenza remains a serious threat, officials say. This year's seasonal influenza vaccine will include the H1N1 strain. Read More
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The U.S. H1N1 emergency declaration quietly expired June 23, but influenza remains a serious threat, officials say. This year's seasonal influenza vaccine will include the H1N1 strain. Read More
Agency disposes of vaccine
Updated: Fri, Jul 2, 2010
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ATLANTA — About a quarter of the swine flu vaccine produced for the U.S. public has expired — meaning that a whopping 40 million doses worth about $260 million are being written off as trash. "It's a lot, by historical standards,” said Jerry Weir, who oversees vaccine research and review for... Read More
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ATLANTA — About a quarter of the swine flu vaccine produced for the U.S. public has expired — meaning that a whopping 40 million doses worth about $260 million are being written off as trash. "It's a lot, by historical standards,” said Jerry Weir, who oversees vaccine research and review for... Read More
Swine flu boosts seasonal vaccine rate
Updated: Fri, Apr 30, 2010
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ATLANTA — Fears of swine flu helped increase vaccination for ordinary seasonal flu last year, with a record 40 percent of adults and children getting the vaccine, federal health officials said Thursday. The jump was most dramatic in children, but vaccinations also increased in healthy adults under 50,... Read More
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ATLANTA — Fears of swine flu helped increase vaccination for ordinary seasonal flu last year, with a record 40 percent of adults and children getting the vaccine, federal health officials said Thursday. The jump was most dramatic in children, but vaccinations also increased in healthy adults under 50,... Read More
Nation Briefs: Swine flu shots urged
Updated: Tue, Mar 30, 2010
HEALTH Swine flu shots urged ATLANTA — Health officials are renewing their push for Americans to get swine flu vaccinations following 70 to 80 swine flu cases in the past two weeks in Georgia. No other state has had such an increase in hospitalizations, and overall swine flu illnesses and deaths have been... Read More
Figures show H1N1 flu shots didn’t always reach needy
Updated: Fri, Mar 19, 2010
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ATLANTA — Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of Energy office in Idaho. In... Read More
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ATLANTA — Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean cruise line, the headquarters of drug giant Merck, the Johnson Space Center and a Department of Energy office in Idaho. In... Read More
Flu kills two in Oklahoma; H1N1 certain in 1 case
Updated: Fri, Mar 12, 2010
After being out of the news for several weeks, the flu was reported Thursday to have caused two more Oklahoma deaths. They are the first such fatalities reported in the state since early January, bringing the total in Oklahoma to 43 since the virus emerged in April, according to the Oklahoma Health Department.... Read More
Swine flu risks seen as higher for blacks in Oklahoman
Updated: Fri, Feb 12, 2010
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Black people appear to be at an increased risk of hospitalization or death from swine flu, according to the Oklahoma City-County Health Department. In Oklahoma County, blacks make up 14 percent of the population but have accounted for 33 percent of hospitalizations. "That doesn’t mean there’s any... Read More
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Black people appear to be at an increased risk of hospitalization or death from swine flu, according to the Oklahoma City-County Health Department. In Oklahoma County, blacks make up 14 percent of the population but have accounted for 33 percent of hospitalizations. "That doesn’t mean there’s any... Read More
Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic at its end?
Updated: Fri, Feb 5, 2010
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ATLANTA — If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn’t over, it certainly looks as if it’s on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread... Read More
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ATLANTA — If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn’t over, it certainly looks as if it’s on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread... Read More
Oklahoma Briefs
Updated: Thu, Jan 28, 2010
CHICKASHA Man charged in accident Brandon Lance Dunn, 34, of Chickasha, surrendered Tuesday to face a charge of vehicular manslaughter. He’s accused of driving an off-road vehicle on a rural Grady County road while intoxicated and causing the death of his passenger, Joshua Ryan Watkins, 25, in October. A... Read More
Oklahoma leads region in H1N1 vaccinations
Updated: Fri, Jan 22, 2010
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The percentage of Oklahomans receiving the swine flu vaccine is higher than other states in a five-state region, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Oklahoma leads its region with 12.9 percent of residents vaccinated for H1N1 compared with a regional average of 8.6 percent. Other states in the... Read More
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The percentage of Oklahomans receiving the swine flu vaccine is higher than other states in a five-state region, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Oklahoma leads its region with 12.9 percent of residents vaccinated for H1N1 compared with a regional average of 8.6 percent. Other states in the... Read More
Oklahoma Briefs
Updated: Thu, Jan 14, 2010
SALLISAW Police capture missing inmate An Arkansas inmate who escaped after stabbing a guard at a rest stop was captured near Sallisaw on Thursday. Van Buren, Ark., police Lt. Brent Grill said Justin Welch, 26, escaped about 2:45 a.m. Wednesday and was arrested about noon Thursday. Grill said Welch had taken a truck... Read More
One in seven Oklahomans has received H1N1 vaccine
Updated: Wed, Jan 13, 2010
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About one in seven Oklahomans has been vaccinated against swine flu, or H1N1, state health officials reported Tuesday. Health Commissioner Terry Cline told the state Board of Health on Tuesday that more than 1 million doses of H1N1 vaccine have been shipped to more than 1,000 medical providers around the state,... Read More
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About one in seven Oklahomans has been vaccinated against swine flu, or H1N1, state health officials reported Tuesday. Health Commissioner Terry Cline told the state Board of Health on Tuesday that more than 1 million doses of H1N1 vaccine have been shipped to more than 1,000 medical providers around the state,... Read More
Cleveland County-area children can get H1N1 vaccination booster shot
Updated: Fri, Jan 8, 2010
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NORMAN — Cleveland County Health Department officials continue to offer flu vaccination clinics twice a week at county offices. Both swine flu, or H1N1, and seasonal flu vaccinations are available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays at the Norman office, 250 12th Ave. NE. Vaccinations also will be offered from 8... Read More
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NORMAN — Cleveland County Health Department officials continue to offer flu vaccination clinics twice a week at county offices. Both swine flu, or H1N1, and seasonal flu vaccinations are available from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays at the Norman office, 250 12th Ave. NE. Vaccinations also will be offered from 8... Read More
Oklahoma's swine flu death toll rises to 40
Updated: Fri, Jan 8, 2010
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Forty Oklahomans have now died from swine flu or complications, say health officials, who reported on Thursday the death of a Sequoyah man in September. The cause of death was discovered by state Health Department employees scouring death certificates for deaths related to H1N1. The man’s name and hometown... Read More
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Forty Oklahomans have now died from swine flu or complications, say health officials, who reported on Thursday the death of a Sequoyah man in September. The cause of death was discovered by state Health Department employees scouring death certificates for deaths related to H1N1. The man’s name and hometown... Read More
Flu cases declining, CDC says
Updated: Thu, Dec 31, 2009
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ATLANTA — Health officials say swine flu was widespread in only four states last week, indicating the fall wave of illness is still declining. Swine flu was widespread in seven states the previous week. Reported infections have been dropping since reaching a peak in late October, when 48 states reported high... Read More
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ATLANTA — Health officials say swine flu was widespread in only four states last week, indicating the fall wave of illness is still declining. Swine flu was widespread in seven states the previous week. Reported infections have been dropping since reaching a peak in late October, when 48 states reported high... Read More
Flu sends less patients to Oklahoma hospitals
Updated: Thu, Dec 31, 2009
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Five new hospitalizations for flu-like illness and no deaths were reported last week, according to a report released Wednesday by the state Health Department. That’s a significant decline from the 20 new hospitalizations reported the previous week. But state officials still encourage people to get vaccinated.... Read More
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Five new hospitalizations for flu-like illness and no deaths were reported last week, according to a report released Wednesday by the state Health Department. That’s a significant decline from the 20 new hospitalizations reported the previous week. But state officials still encourage people to get vaccinated.... Read More
State Briefs: Flu clinic hours added
Updated: Mon, Dec 28, 2009
OKLAHOMA CITY Flu clinic hours added The Oklahoma City-County Health Department is offering more hours and days for H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccinations at 921 NE 23 in Oklahoma City.The walk-in immunization clinics are from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The flu vaccinations are free for Oklahoma County... Read More
Swine flu vaccine available for children in Norman
Updated: Fri, Dec 25, 2009
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NORMAN — Swine flu vaccine is available for younger children who need to get two doses, according to health officials. It is recommended that children younger than 10 years old get a second dose of the swine flu vaccine to maximize their protection against the flu, said Shari Kinney, director of the Cleveland... Read More
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NORMAN — Swine flu vaccine is available for younger children who need to get two doses, according to health officials. It is recommended that children younger than 10 years old get a second dose of the swine flu vaccine to maximize their protection against the flu, said Shari Kinney, director of the Cleveland... Read More
Flu worries fewer people, poll finds
Updated: Thu, Dec 24, 2009
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Oklahoma health officials said no swine flu deaths were reported last week and hospitalizations remained low. Twenty new hospitalizations for flu illness were reported last week. More than 1,000 Oklahomans have been hospitalized since surveillance began Sept. 1. Officials said 39 Oklahomans have died of swine flu,... Read More
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Oklahoma health officials said no swine flu deaths were reported last week and hospitalizations remained low. Twenty new hospitalizations for flu illness were reported last week. More than 1,000 Oklahomans have been hospitalized since surveillance began Sept. 1. Officials said 39 Oklahomans have died of swine flu,... Read More
Travelers take health precautions
Updated: Sat, Dec 19, 2009
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BOSTON — More than half of adult travelers say they are taking more precautions against flu this year compared to last year, according to a poll conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health. Eighty-one percent of adults who traveled by plane, bus, train or cruise ship in the past year said they will sneeze... Read More
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BOSTON — More than half of adult travelers say they are taking more precautions against flu this year compared to last year, according to a poll conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health. Eighty-one percent of adults who traveled by plane, bus, train or cruise ship in the past year said they will sneeze... Read More
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- WHO - Influenza-Like Illness in the United States and Mexico
- FDA Press Release: FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Influenza Medicines, Diagnostic Test in Response to Swine Flu Outbreak in Humans
- GenBank Influenza Virus Resource (swine influenza A (H1N1) sequences)
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