HK Orders Schools to Step Up Fight Against Flu
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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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Ministers set out measures to step up the fight against hospital infections, and say they are getting to grips with the bugs.
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State health officials announced the first flu case of the year on Thursday and reminded residents to take extra care to prevent the spread of the virus because of the ongoing vaccine shortage.
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A series of measures are being taken to prevent animal epidemics since a bird flu outbreak in the country in the spring. Local governments have reinforced the monitoring of bird flu.
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Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) officials said yesterday, Dec. 21, that they will support the recommended expansion of flu shot priority target groups announced on Friday by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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TORONTO (CP) - Doctors should encourage all their patients - sick and healthy - to get an annual flu shot, the Canadian task force on preventive health care suggests in a statement published Tuesday.
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China is gearing up to fight possible outbreaks of bird flu this winter and is training scientists and health workers across the country to diagnose the deadly disease in humans and animals, a top scientist says.
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Thailand's prime minister ordered a  campaign to wipe out the bird flu virus by the end of October  on Wednesday, a day after the country announced its first  probable case of human transmission.
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Fairfax County health officials warned principals at all county public schools to be on the lookout for students or staff with symptoms of whooping cough.
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Bangkok, Dec. 13 (VNA) - Thailand and Hong Kong have agreed that their cooperation in the fight against bird flu must continue until the deadly virus is completely wiped out, Thai Deputy Prime Minister Chaturon Chaiseang said.
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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
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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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HONG KONG - China is gearing up to fight possible outbreaks of bird flu this winter and is training scientists and health workers across the country to diagnose the deadly disease in humans and animals, a top scientist said.
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TORONTO - Doctors should encourage all their patients -- sick and healthy -- to get an annual flu shot, the Canadian task force on preventive health care suggests in a statement published Tuesday.
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The World Health Organization warned Monday that countries should be on alert for bird flu because it is again on the move
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With the winter influenza season just around the corner, health officials are urging parents and doctors to vaccinate even very young children to prevent a repeat of
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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.