Latest Flu pandemic in the United States Stories

HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Health is offering free H1N1 flu vaccines and other resources for remaining healthy at its exhibit at the Pennsylvania Farm Show, which runs through Jan. 16. "Preventing disease is the best way to improve health outcomes and lower health costs," said Secretary Everette James. "This year, our Farm Show exhibit highlights immunization, smoking cessation, physical activity and nutrition programs that educate citizens on...

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy, the nation's leading retail pharmacy and MinuteClinic, the largest retail health care provider in the U.S., is urging more Americans to protect themselves and their families with an H1N1 vaccine during National Influenza Vaccination Week (January 10-16) as designated by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Logo:...

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Beginning Sunday, Jan. 10 and continuing through the week, Highmark Inc. will join with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to promote National Influenza Vaccination Week. Highmark will join other organizations across the country in a nationwide effort to remind individuals it's not too late to get their H1N1 vaccination. The H1N1 flu is a serious disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between mid-April and Nov. 14,...

Anyone May Attend; Walk-Ins are Welcome HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- All Pennsylvanians are urged to take advantage of free H1N1 flu shots to be offered by the Department of Health on Friday, Jan. 8, and Saturday, Jan. 9, at 33 locations across the state. The statewide clinics will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. To ensure adequate vaccine supplies, people are encouraged to make an appointment at www.h1n1inpa.com. However, walk-ins are welcome. In addition to offering...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Carolinas MED-1 - the first mobile hospital of its kind in the world - will be serving the people of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County when it is deployed this Saturday for an H1N1 vaccine clinic. This is the first time Carolinas MED-1 has been operational in Mecklenburg County. In other deployments it has been used to provide medical care to Hurricane Katrina victims and in the flood-ravaged Midwest. It was developed and is owned by Carolinas...

Your best bet? Avoid economy and fly first class, UCLA researchers sayViruses love plane travel. They get to fly around the world inside a closed container while their infected carrier breathes and coughs, spreading pathogens to other passengers, either by direct contact or through the air. And once people deplane, the virus can spread to other geographical areas.Scientists already know that smallpox, measles, tuberculosis, seasonal influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) can...

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy announced today that it has expanded the availability of H1N1 flu vaccine to more than 220 stores throughout the State of California. The vaccine is now available at select CVS/pharmacy locations in the following counties in southern, central and northern California: Alameda Madera Riverside San Joaquin Solano Contra Costa Monterey Sacramento San Mateo Sonoma El Dorado Nevada...

Appointments Still Available for Vaccination Clinics on Jan. 8 & 9 HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- All Pennsylvanians are urged to take advantage of the increasing supply of H1N1 vaccine by getting immunized at the upcoming vaccination clinics being offered by the Department of Health. "Although flu activity is currently declining in the state, experts predict there will be a third wave of illness from H1N1," said Secretary of Health Everette James. "The clinics are...

WOONSOCKET, R.I., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS/pharmacy announced today that it will provide H1N1 flu vaccinations at select store locations in Massachusetts, Virginia and Orange County, California beginning Tuesday, December 29. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090129/NE64371LOGO ) Public health officials are now encouraging everyone to get an H1N1 flu vaccine. Massachusetts, Virginia and California are among the many states that have lifted priority group restrictions,...

Department of Health Urges All Pennsylvanians to Get Vaccinated HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, has allocated a total of 4,003,100 doses of H1N1 flu vaccine to Pennsylvania to date, the state Department of Health said today. The vaccine has been distributed to 2,405 certified providers, local health departments, and state health centers. The Department of Health will offer H1N1 vaccination clinics at 33...