Flu fears fill ferry
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It was Bud Brown&#39;s boss at Freddie&#39;s Casino in Everett who encouraged him to get a flu shot this year. Normally that would mean little more than driving to his doctor&#39;s office and rolling up his sleeve.
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Health officials say there is not enough flu vaccine for the area&#39;s high-risk population because of a nationwide shortage of vaccine.
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TORONTO - Health officials in at least two provinces are worried the increased demand for flu vaccine, triggered by publicity of the shortage in the United States, may lead to a shortfall in Canada this winter.
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By Chester Allen, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Jun. 14--WESTPORT -- The 11 passengers and two crew members aboard the Blue Water Too charterboat got a scare on the afternoon of June 9 when 10-to-15 foot waves broke the front windows out of the boat.
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TRENTON, NJ -- The first case of the flu for the season has been reported in New Jersey, and health officials urged precautions at a time when there is a shortage of vaccine to prevent the illness.
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Stephenson County, Illinois- Stateline residents, who are considered high risk for contracting the flu, will now have their chance to get vaccinated.
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In an enterprising combination of tourism and health care, people are taking a high-speed ferry cruise across scenic Puget Sound to British Columbia, and getting a flu shot, too.
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Bodies, dirty water spreading disease. Medical supplies have started to run out and panicked residents are fighting for provisions.
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Nearly 120 passengers and crew members became sick with a stomach virus aboard a ship that returned to port Saturday after a five-day Caribbean cruise, Royal Caribbean International officials said.
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Emergency room doctors warned of a &quot;perfect storm&quot; in hospitals due to a flu vaccine crisis on Monday, and politicians watched anxious
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LONDON - Flu shot shipments by a major vaccine supplier were blocked by British health authorities Tuesday just ahead of the flu season, immediately raising worries that there will be enough vaccine this year.   "The implications may be significant...
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COLUMBIA, SC -- There is good news for people deemed high risk for the flu who missed their first chance at a flu vaccine. The Department of Health and Environmental Control said Friday afternoon that 190,000
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A case of bird flu in Thailand sparks fears of human to human transmission.
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State and federal health authorities  were trying on Wednesday to determine the cause of an outbreak  that has sickened about 1,000 people who visited an Ohio island  getaway in Lake Erie.
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Diarrhea, malaria, dengue fever, and even meningitis and flu may be waiting to cause a second wave of misery across Indian Ocean coastal
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A west coast ferry service offering US residents a short cruise to Canada to obtain much needed flu shots has ceased the popular service.
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The flu vaccine shortage has prompted anxiety bordering on panic. Here&#39;s a look at some advice from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and comments from doctors and other health authorities.