Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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Lake County teen dies of complications from swine fluNov 03, 2009 10:00 pm - A 15-year-old Lake County girl has died of complications from the H1N1 flu, Lake County Health Department officials said Wednesday. The unidentified girl died Tuesday a...
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Hospitals look at visiting policy in light of flu outbreakNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - With a third fatality related to the H1N1 flu reported last week, hospital officials in Lake County are taking a closer look at their policies regarding visitors. Some a...
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Cook promises H1N1 vaccines for callers, schools, high-risk kidsNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Despite jammed phone lines Monday, Cook County is still making appointments for people to get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu virus. Callers had to wait 10 to 45 minutes...
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Kane halts H1N1 shot appointmentsNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - The Kane County Health Department no longer is taking appointments for individual H1N1 immunizations because it can't guarantee when it will receive more, officials said...