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Where to find H1N1 flu vaccines
Counties are scheduling H1N1 flu clinics, based on the vaccine's availability. Here is a county-by-county listing.

Where to find seasonal flu vaccines
If you haven't received your seasonal flu shot, you may have a harder time getting one this year.

Is the US swine flu epidemic over?
If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since late October.
updated: Feb 5th - 5:55pm

WHO slams swine flu critics as 'irresponsible'
The World Health Organization has rejected as "irresponsible" allegations that swine flu is a fake pandemic.
updated: Jan 25th - 6:47am

Maryland braces for next H1N1 spike
Even though recent cases of H1N1 are down after two waves last year, a spokesman for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said it would not be surprising for this flu strain to surface again in a big way one or two more times.
updated: Jan 22nd - 7:26am

Too much flu vaccine? Shot push this week to tell
First there was too little swine flu vaccine. Now could there be way too much?
updated: Jan 12th - 3:17am

H1N1 vaccine now readily available in Va.
Most pharmacies in Virginia now have the vaccine in stock.
updated: Jan 5th - 8:02am

Study: Swine flu poses a threat to new moms
Swine flu is not only dangerous to pregnant women, but it's a threat to new mothers too, the first study to document this risk shows. An analysis of pregnant women and new mothers who were hospitalized with swine flu in California found that those who had a baby in the previous two weeks were at higher risk of severe flu complications.
updated: Dec 23rd - 5:03pm

Experts: NY dog is 1st in nation with swine flu
A dog in suburban New York is the first in the nation confirmed to be carrying the same strain of swine flu that is infecting humans, experts said Tuesday.
updated: Dec 22nd - 5:10pm

Virginia offers H1N1 vaccine to everybody
Virginia Health Commissioner Dr. Karen Remley says restrictions have been lifted and the vaccine is being distributed to pharmacies.
updated: Dec 22nd - 9:08am

Swine flu vaccine now plentiful in half the states
After weeks of shortages, swine flu vaccine is plentiful enough that nearly half the states now say everyone can get it, not just people in high-risk groups.
updated: Dec 17th - 9:19am

WHO to send swine flu vaccine to poor countries
The World Health Organization plans to start shipping swine flu vaccine to Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and Mongolia in the next few weeks, flu chief Keiji Fukuda said Thursday.
updated: Dec 17th - 8:32am

Kids' Swine flu shots recalled; not strong enough
Hundreds of thousands of swine flu shots for children have been recalled because tests indicate the vaccine doses lost some strength, government health officials said Tuesday.
updated: Dec 15th - 6:54pm

H1N1 vaccines to be available for all Virginians
Virginia is spreading a little holiday cheer by making sure swine flu doesn't spread.
updated: Dec 10th - 12:27pm

2009 Seasonal flu shots remain steady with 2008
A study finds that as of the middle of November, around 32 percent of adults received a seasonal flu shot, a figure very close to the numbers of the previous year.
updated: Dec 10th - 3:45am

H1N1 vaccine available to everyone in Md.
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley says anyone in the general public can now receive an H1N1 vaccine in Maryland.
updated: Dec 9th - 1:58am

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