Flu Season Arrives, Late but Potent
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Flu and other illnesses have hit the region later than usual this year, emptying offices and schools and sending overflow crowds to emergency rooms.
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Preparations for this year&#39;s influenza season were upended Tuesday when federal officials announced that the country&#39;s supply of flu vaccine would be half of what had been expected.
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There's still time to get a flu shot. Federal health officials reminded people Monday that the flu season usually doesn't peak until February or later. There's more than enough vaccine to go around.
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In early October, we received the news. Half of the flu vaccine supply to the United States would not be distributed this year. And we all witnessed what happened during ensuing days.
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There has not been a worldwide outbreak of influenza since 1968. Experts say there should have been another by now. They hope to be prepared to limit the effects when the next one finally happens.
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Questions must be raised as to why it has taken such a long time to determine that former employees at a poultry farm in Kyoto Prefecture struck early this year by a massive outbreak of bird flu were infected with the virus during the incident.
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County health officials yesterday reported the first case of flu in the region this season, but they were quick to say it was not a sign that San Diego County is headed for a severe flu season.
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A new strain of flu virus called "A California" will be added to the mix used in the U.S. vaccine for next season, which is already causing anxiety after a shortage in the current season.
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When people showed up at the Eckerd drugstore in South Brunswick for the 3 pm flu clinic yesterday, they were about six hours too late.
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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, the saying goes -- but it may not always hold true when it comes to the flu.
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Pointing to last year's early and unusually harsh influenza season, U.S. health officials urged Americans on Thursday to get their flu shots.
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Some Indianapolis area firefighters have something new to worry about beyond battling flames: the flu. Firefighters are one of a number of groups that don&#39;t quite fit the federal government&#39;s
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Recent flu seasons dominated by more severe strains of flu and an aging US population that&#39;s more vulnerable to disease have caused a jump in the number of hospitalizations and deaths from the respiratory illness.
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The shortage of flu vaccine this fall poses serious challenges for employers concerned about productivity, and for low-wage workers who don't have paid sick leave and can't afford to miss a day.
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A delay in the availability of this year&#39;s flu vaccine could pave the way for an explosive influenza outbreak in Houston if the virus arrives as early as it did in 2003, a noted flu expert said Friday.
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Flu season is in full swing, with wide outbreaks in 11 states  -  and a new strain is starting to emerge that this year's vaccine doesn't specifically target
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This year's flu season has started slowly in the United States, where there are concerns about a shortage of vaccine caused by production problems at a major manufacturer, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday.