Topic: Kathleen Sebelius

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday that a massive school closing wouldn't stop the spread of the swine flu virus, saying vaccinations must be the defense against a menace that one report said could infect up to half of ...
As the H1N1 swine flu outbreak eases to a point where it is now widespread in just one state, federal health officials are still urging Americans to get their swine flu shot.. "On Sunday we start National Influenza Vaccination Week," Kathleen Sebelius, ...

Swine Flu Wanes, But Future Uncertain

As the current wave of H1N1 swine flu continues to wane, U.S. health officials on Thursday urged that everyone get vaccinated in case another outbreak strikes this winter.. Anyone who wants to be vaccinated can, Sebelius said, since the vaccine is no ...
Janet Napolitano, secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, said during an afternoon press conference. "We are saddened and unhappy about the level of illness and death caused by H1N1 flu and share the frustration of Americans who are eager to ...
With more than 23 million doses of swine flu vaccine now available, health officials are visiting vaccine plants to check for any more pending interruptions to what appears to be a slowly but steadily growing supply.About 9 million doses trickled onto the ...
U.S. officials reported Wednesday the addition of another million doses H1N1 swine flu vaccine, bringing the total so far to 23 million doses.. "We know people are frustrated by the inability to immediately get vaccine right now," Janet Napolitano, secretary of the ...
national emergency for swine flu; help for hospitals to speed treatment for infectedPresident Barack Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency, giving his health chief the power to let hospitals move emergency rooms offsite to speed treatment and protect noninfected ...

Obama declares swine flu emergency

President Barack Obama declared swine flu a " national emergency", as the United States reels from millions of cases of infection and more than 1,000 deaths.The emergency declaration, which Obama signed late Friday, lets doctors and nurses temporarily bypass certain federal requirements ...
The federal government is teaming up with a medical software maker to better track the spread of swine flu nationally.U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the program with Cerner Corp. on Tuesday. Sebelius said the company has already begun ...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tuesday approved a swine flu vaccine keeping officials on track to begin a mass vaccination campaign by next month, Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said. "I am pleased to report that today the Food and Drug ...
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