Articles filed under Health Crises
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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...
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Millions without sick leave fear swine fluNov 01, 2009 10:00 pm - For millions of Americans the rule is simple: If you don't come to work, you don't get paid. That idea drives an untold numbers of carpenters, day care workers, servers,...