Catholic leaders issue advisory on flu precautions
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Leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Boston and Springfield issued advisories to parishioners in recent weeks telling them that if they have the flu or
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People with conditions such as asthma, and those over 65, are urged to get a flu jab to avoid falling ill this winter.
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ATLANTA -- A top US health official on Monday told senior citizens and other &quot;at-risk&quot; groups to relax about the flu vaccine shortage.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 25, 2004 - Closing schools, restricting travel and rationing scarce medications may be the nation&#39;s first protections if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak because it will
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Regional Health Department works to make sure that area&#39;s elderly people living in group settings receive scarce flu shots. A new supply of flu vaccine is finding its way to area nursing homes.
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Deployed military troops, emergency  workers, pregnant women and children will be among the first to  get scarce vaccinations if a pandemic strain of flu breaks out,  U.S. officials said.
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Pope John Paul II's doctors were on guard for complications Wednesday, a day after the frail, 84-year-old pontiff was hospitalized with the flu and breathing trouble.
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Doctors have expressed concerns about the government's plans for a flu pandemic.
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The World Health Organization has called an unprecedented summit meeting next week for flu vaccine-makers and nations to expand plans for dealing with the growing threat of a flu pandemic.
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Hong Kong's government has ordered schools to step up precautions against influenza as another child came down with a mysterious respiratory infection.
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Pope John Paul II was alert and spoke in a clear voice Saturday as he read a note signed by dozens of bishops who gathered in the chapel of the Rome hospital treating the pontiff for flu and breathing troubles, the bishop who delivered the letter said Saturday.
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Pope John Paul II's reported breathing problems are not a routine complication of the flu but likely are worsened by his Parkinson's disease, several doctors say.
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Health Department officials are warning residents to take extra precautions against contracting and spreading influenza this season.
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The World Health Organization (WHO)  Friday called for measures to prevent a flu pandemic in humans  after China said a deadly strain of bird flu was found in pigs,  adding to signs that an outbreak among people was likely.
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About 60 experts meeting at the Geneva-based World Health Organization have agreed on a strategy to try to prevent and contain a global influenza outbreak that they say could kill millions of people.
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Government guidelines are expected next week to help better organize flu-vaccination clinics and avoid misery, chaos and even death as people have waited hours to get a shot.
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With flu vaccines in short supply, federal health officials are advising the nation's elderly to get vaccinated against pneumonia, the most common serious complication of the flu.