The St. Louis Public Schools District will offer H1N1 vaccinations to students at the following schools this week, Nov. 16-20.
The district…
Loading ...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 ...St. Louis County will distribute 10,000 doses of H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine for free at five high schools on Saturday.
Preference will be given to county residents who fall into five high priority groups: pregnant women, children 6 months to 4…
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 ...The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has set up a toll-free number for state residents to call and get information about the H1N1 flu.
The hotline will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 1-877-FLU-4141…
Loading ...Federal health authorities have rushed to make the swine flu vaccine available, and the first distribution of 600,000 doses begins Tuesday. Millions more will follow. Clinical trials testing the short-term safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, involving more than 4,600 people, have…
Loading ...About 5,000 doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine arrived today in St. Louis County, public health officials announced. The doses, in nasal spray form, will be distributed starting tomorrow to health care workers.
St. Charles County health officials also announced today that…
Loading ...Swine flu is still circulating nationwide but seems to be more highly concentrated in the southeast U.S., according to officials at the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
States like Georgia, Florida and Mississippi are seeing the highest rates of…
Loading ...The swine flu vaccine will be given for the first time today to volunteers at St. Louis University, a spokeswoman said.
As part of a national clinical trial, about 200 people will receive the shots at SLU in the next couple…
Loading ...The swine flu vaccine should first go to pregnant women, health care workers and kids 6 months and older, a government panel said today.
Next in line should be parents and caretakers of infants, adults with compromised immune systems and anyone…
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