Anne Schuchat - Facts About H1N1

Health experts have raised the possibility that obesity is a major risk factor for serious complications from swine flu in the United States. It stated that a survey of individuals hospitalized in California with swine flu concluded that obesity might also raise ...

The Swine Influenza virus is a respiratory virus endemic to pig (swine) populations. Swine Flu is spread when an infected person coughs and/or sneezes, However, Swine Flu can also be spread by touching something with the virus on it, then touching your ...

CDC renews push for swine flu vaccinations; cites increase in hospital cases in GeorgiaHealth officials are renewing their push for Americans to get swine flu vaccinations following a recent uptick in hospital cases in Georgia.No other state has had such an increase ...

Although only four states are now reporting widespread H1N1 swine flu activity, U.S. health officials caution that a new outbreak is possible.. People should get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu while there is a lull in flu activity and vaccine supplies are ...

As cases of influenza A(H1N1) virus steadily decline in the United States, health experts are encouraging physicians to continue vaccinating patients to help prevent a third wave of the epidemic, following waves in the spring and the fall.. She spoke as a ...

Nearly 5 million doses of a nasal spray version of swine flu vaccine have been recalled because the vaccine loses some potency over time, but not enough to diminish its protective effect, U.S. health officials announced Tuesday.. "The H1N1 vaccine supply is ...

The good news on the H1N1 swine flu front is that the number of cases of infection continues to decrease and the vaccine supply is now plentiful.. Schuchat said an estimated 111 million doses of H1N1 vaccine have been distributed so far. ...

There's no evidence that the swine flu vaccine is causing any serious side effects, U.S. health officials said Wednesday, in their first report on the safety of the new vaccine.Since vaccinations began in early October, the government has been tracking the safety ...

The ongoing H1N1 swine flu pandemic may be driving a recent spike in dangerous pneumonias among younger patients, a U.S. health official said Wednesday.. "We are seeing an increase in serious pneumococcal infections around the country," Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the ...

At least 22 million Americans have come down with the H1N1 swine flu since the virus first surfaced in April and approximately 3,900 people have died, including an estimated 540 children, federal health officials reported Thursday.. The earlier numbers were based on ...

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Topic: Anne Schuchat

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