Topic: Influenza

THE government lost more than £200 million on excess stocks of swine flu vaccine and antivirals, department figures show. Accounts from the...

£200m swine flu waste

THE swine flu fiasco has cost taxpayers more than £200million for unused drugs, it emerged last night.. Surplus jabs cost £128million after the...

Mecklenburg County prepares for flu season

Officials in Mecklenburg County started preparations for for the upcoming flu season early, after two children in Durham caught the flu virus.....

Flu shots available earlier than usual this year

Flu shot season is expected to start early this year. . . Several pharmacy companies, including Walgreens and CVS, already are advertising the...

New Zealand still experiencing 'significant' swine flu

New Zealand is still experiencing a significant level of swine flu, health authorities said Wednesday, despite the World Health Organization's ...

Madison County residents offered free flu-shots

Free flu-shots will be offered to Madison County citizens starting September 14th and running through the first week of October.. . The Madison...

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