Media Updates
DOC ADDRESSES H1N1 CONCERNS (Post Magazine)
WASHINGTON, DC – Team, lead by senior editor Bob Kanner, recently posted Anatomy of a Pandemic, a time sensitive PBS documentary that details the spread of the H1N1 virus. Producer Larry Klein turned to the full service facility (www.teamgroup.tv) to make it happen in a timeframe of just nine weeks. »
Board approves H1N1 planning grant (Brainerd Dispatch)
The Crow Wing County Board Tuesday approved a grant request of $57,749 to support H1N1 planning and response in case there is an additional wave of influenza or assure cold storage capacity for a possible future mass vaccination and communication needs with the new 800 megahertz radio system, a federal mandate that counties switch... »
City still urges residents to get H1N1 flu vaccine (Post-Tribune)
GARY -- The H1N1 virus may have subsided, but the city doesn't want its residents to go unprotected. The Board of Works on Wednesday approved the receipt of a $300,000 grant for the city's Health Department to provide the H1N1 vaccine through July 31 »
Number of H1N1 cases drops; plenty of vaccine available (The Wichita Eagle)
The second wave of H1N1 is over in Sedgwick County, but a free clinic is open until March 26 for residents who still haven't been vaccinated against the flu. »
H1N1 vaccinations to be offered free at Richmond bus station (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Richmond City Health District vaccinators will offer free H1N1 swine-flu vaccinations at the Greyhound Bus Station, 2910 N. »
Warrick Health Department’s H1N1 clinic now every Thursday (Evansville Courier & Press)
WARRICK COUNTY, Ind. —The Warrick County Health Department's H1N1 flu clinic schedule has been expanded to every Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m »
H1N1 vaccine still available in Newington (The New Britain Herald)
NEWINGTON — It’s not too late for people to get the H1N1 flu vaccine or the seasonal flu vaccine, but you might have trouble locating a clinic that still has the seasonal version, according to Paul Hutcheon, director of health for the Central Connecticut Health District. »
A/H1N1 Flu Virus More Likely To Affect Children (Bernama)
LOS ANGELES, March 11 (Bernama) -- The A/H1N1 flu virus is more likely to affect children once it spreads in a household setting, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, reports China's Xinhua news agency on Wednesday. »
Springfield-Greene County Health Department: 79,567 doses of H1N1 vaccine administered (The Springfield News-Leader)
As of Sunday, March 7, (last reporting period) 79,567 doses of H1N1 vaccine have been reported administered in Greene County, according to a news release from Katie Towns-Jeter, the public information administrator for the Springfield-Greene County... »
County offering weekly H1N1 flu clinics (Burlington County Times)
Burlington County will offer H1N1 vaccine for county residents three days a week until April 9 at the Health Department in Westampton. »