Closings and Cancellations Top Advice on Flu Outbreak
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In the event of a severe flu outbreak, schools should close for up to three months and ballgames and movies should be canceled, the federal government said.
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KRT) - British authorities shut down one of two makers of the flu vaccine used in the United States, prompting a call Tuesday for healthy Americans to delay or forego their flu shots to give priority to those ...
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It&#39;s not a question of if there will be a worldwide influenza outbreak that strikes the United States, it&#39;s a question of when.
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With flu season around the corner, local providers of influenza vaccines learned recently that supplies will likely have to be rationed because a major producer
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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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PITTSBURGH -- Flu season typically peaks between December and March, and so now is the time that those most at risk need to get the shot.
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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 flu vaccine shortage has US companies bracing for a surge in costly sick days and lost productivity. The closure earlier this month of Chiron Corp.
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A flu pandemic - a worldwide outbreak - could be just around the corner. With this in mind, the US Department of Health and Human Services has outlined a national strategy to prepare for and respond to a potential global outbreak.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 25, 2004 - The United States may have to close schools, restrict travel and ration scarce medications if a powerful new flu strain spurs a worldwide outbreak, according to federal plans for
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Officials from Virginia and the District said yesterday they need better cooperation from federal agencies to ensure that medicine is rushed to key government employees during a pandemic flu outbreak.
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If history is anything to go by, the key to surviving a flu pandemic is to act quickly and decisively, researchers told a conference on Tuesday.
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Football matches and concerts may be banned if there is a flu pandemic, under  plans being considered by ministers.
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A Martin County health official says common-sense tactics can help ward off the virus. By Valerie Nienberg. This flu season, an ounce of prevention is worth its weight in vaccine, a Martin County health official said Wednesday.
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Sales of over-the-counter drugs taken to treat the flu may help the government learn more quickly about local outbreaks.
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Doctors have expressed concerns about the government's plans for a flu pandemic.
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Warnings of a possible worldwide flu outbreak have local health officials spreading the word: Get in early for a vaccination. County health officials say preparation is essential since the Centers