Articles filed under Health Crises
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Get vaccine to those who need it mostNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - The statistics are not good. As reported in Sunday's Daily Herald, a Harvard University poll found two-thirds of America ns who tried to get the H1N1 flu vaccine were un...
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Schaumburg schools get H1N1 shots WednesdayNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Students in Schaumburg schools are scheduled to get voluntary vaccinations against the H1N1 flu virus Wednesday, Nov. 18. The shots will be available only to students an...
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Illinois reports 12 H1N1 new deathsNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois is reporting 12 new deaths from swine flu and 368 new hospitalizations. Friday's update brings the total number of Illinois swine flu deaths sinc...
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CDC's swine flu toll: 4,000 deadNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Estimates of deaths caused by the swine flu have grown to nearly 4,000 since April, roughly quadrupling previous estimates. But that doesn't mean swine flu...
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H1N1 shots already tapped out in BarringtonNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - You can stop trying to register for an H1N1 flu shot clinic in Barrington this Saturday, and by all means don't show up at Barrington High School that day if you haven't...
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Flu symptoms that could signal an emergencyNov 08, 2009 10:00 pm - The American College of Emergency Physicians developed these guidelines for people 18 and older who think they might have the flu. Do you have a fever or feel feverish a...
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DuPage increases daily H1N1 flu inoculationsNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - With a new supply of both injectable and mist vaccines to combat the H1N1 flu, ther DuPage Health Department is now able to provide inoculations to 14,500 people a week,...
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Thieves steal truck with H1N1 vaccine in MilwaukeeNov 05, 2009 10:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Police and health officials say a refrigerated truck carrying H1N1 vaccine has been recovered after being stolen from outside a swine flu clinic in Milwauke...
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Barrington 220 officials working to get H1N1 shots for studentsNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Barrington Area Unit District 220 students will get a chance for H1N1 flu shots, but officials don't know when. The District 220 school board approved a contract Tuesday...
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DuPage lands new shipment of injectable H1N1 vaccineNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - The DuPage County Health Department announced Wednesday afternoon a new shipment of injectable H1N1 vaccines had arrived. Health department officials did not know offhan...