So far, there has not been enough H1N1 vaccine to meet the demand, even for the at-risk groups identified by health officials as most vulnerable to the sickness and severe complications.
Pregnant women, toddlers and adults with health conditions such as asthma,…
Loading ... Loading ...Pharmacists are reporting a shortage of the liquid form of Tamiflu, which is an anti-viral drug used to treat H1N1 and other flu viruses. The liquid form is helpful to younger and older people who have trouble swallowing pills.
Pharmacists are…
Loading ...The East Side Health District in Illinois is offering free H1N1 vaccines from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. today to residents in high risk groups: caretakers of infants 6 months and younger, health care workers, anyone 6 months to 24…
Loading ...The St. Louis County Department of Health just announced that they have received enough H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine to hold the first public immunization clinics for county residents. But health officials didn’t say how much vaccine they have and when…
Loading ...Lindbergh School District in south St. Louis County will distribute 650 H1N1 (swine flu) vaccines to students in the district today at Lindbergh High School, 4900 S. Lindbergh Blvd.
The vaccines come in nasal spray and injectable form. Nurses will begin…
Loading ...More than one-third of persons over seventy years of age have some degree of kidney disease. In the United States the majority of older persons with severe kidney disease are on hemodialysis. This is despite the fact that patients who receive peritoneal dialysis…
Loading ...Today I was at the American Society of Nephrology Meetings in San Diego. Instead of enjoying the magnificent weather, I spent the day indoors listening to an excellent series of talks on the aging kidney. A talk by Professor Helen…
Loading ...The Kirkwood School District announced today that it has cancelled the H1N1 swine flu vaccine clinics scheduled for later this week.
A bulletin on the district’s Web site said the county health department would not be delivering vaccine to the district, and…
Loading ...The Journal of the American Directors Association has just accepted a report of H1N1 occuring in persons residing in a Nursing Home. These patients living in South Dakota were not only influenza A positive, but had the diagnosis confirmed by…
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