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The seasonal flu campaign in England continues to achieve one of the highest uptakes rates in the 65 and over age group in Europe.
Preparing for Pandemic Flu in New Mexico Schools: Information for Educators and Community Members," a 35 page resource document to help schools promote healthy environments and craft their own preparedness plans.
Full flu vaccination provided an approximate 50 percent reduction in laboratory-confirmed influenza among children aged 6 and 59 months.
The number of flu cases have increased in New Mexico and surrounding states in recent weeks.
Experts say further study of past pandemics key to bird flu or other influenza preparedness.
Dozens of new positive rapid influenza reports were received by the Section of Epidemiology.
Sneezing or coughing without covering your mouth is more annoying than people talking loudly on their mobile phone.
This is typically the time of the year when influenza activity picks up.
State health officials are reminding people of the importance of getting your influenza vaccine each year.
Carrington Laboratories an innovator in nasal vaccine delivery technology, said flu vaccines delivered nasally have been shown to provide immunity both locally in the nasal passages and also systemically as the vaccine penetrates the nasal mucosa.
Testing the state's response when hospital bed capacity is overwhelmed during an influenza pandemic.
State health officials are again encouraging any North Carolinians who have not already been vaccinated against the flu to do so immediately.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment will introduce a DVD titled Keep Our School Healthy at an all school assembly at Indian Creek Elementary School.
The Government's response to a human flu pandemic was tested in Exercise Winter Willow on Monday 19th and Tuesday 20th February.
Advances in pandemic influenza vaccine development reported encouraging progress.\n
Alerting the international community to the needs of developing countries to benefit from sharing virus samples, including access to quality pandemic vaccines at affordable prices.
Nasal spray flu vaccine Flumist reduces the influenza "attack rate" in children by 55 percent when compared with a group of children who received the traditional flu shot in the arm or thigh.
The Alert will come into effect this evening (February 14th).
Nationally, at least nine children have died of flu this season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Developing a seasonal influenza surveillance program to monitor the transmission, severity, and progression of the seasonal outbreak of influenza in Dallas county.
State health officials are reminding parents that the best protection against the flu is vaccination.
The N1 protein in the seasonal flu vaccine shot can trigger an antibody response to avian flu virus of H5N1.
The El Paso County Department of Health and Environment has confirmed the County's second and third cases of hospitalized influenza, an infant and a child.
The Veterinary Laboratory Agency analysis has revealed a very high similarity between the H5N1 viruses found in Suffolk and the Hungarian outbreaks at the whole genome level.
The U.S. Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommends influenza immunization among United States health care workers
Collaborating to make influenza information available to Minnesotans with limited English skills.
British authorities are still trying to determine the source of the outbreak at a farm in Suffolk, England.
Offering free flu shots while their remaining supply lasts.
A couple more days to take an important step toward protecting yourself and those around you from the flu.
The Washington State Department of Health is launching a new effort this week to educate and inform people about pandemics.
