Tag: H1N1
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Nation & World
Flu’s coming, but which kind?
With a new flu virus appearing in China in April and a new SARS-like respiratory ailment appearing in the Middle East, the Gazette sat down with Harvard epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch to talk about the upcoming flu season.
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2009 flu could have echoed 1918
David Butler-Jones, Canada’s chief public health officer, believes that the relatively mild 2009 global flu outbreak might have been as deadly as the 1918 Spanish flu that killed millions, if not for improved scientific, public health, and medical practices.
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More vaccine but fewer takers, H1N1 surveys indicate
Pandemic influenza vaccine is getting much easier to find but more than half of American adults say they still don’t want it, and one-third of parents say they don’t want their children to get it either, according to two surveys.
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Freshmen to receive H1N1 vaccine
Harvard University Health Services (UHS) has received a new shipment of H1N1 vaccine and will begin distributing it to College freshmen at a clinic in Annenberg Hall on Wednesday (Dec. 9). UHS also will offer the vaccine to UHS patients between the ages of 18 of 24 who have high-risk health conditions.
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How-to guide for flu coverage
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard launched a comprehensive online guide to covering pandemic flu.
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Harvard Medical School releases iPhone app to protect against swine flu
As the threat of the swine flu (otherwise known as H1N1) pandemic become more serious and President Obama declares a national emergency over the rapidly spreading virus, Harvard Medical School is hoping to help educate people with its new iPhone app. The Swine Flu app, which is currently available on the app store, costs $1.99.
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UHS to open final seasonal flu clinics
After a dwindling supply of vaccines forced the suspension of seasonal flu clinics, University Health Services (UHS) officials said today (Oct. 26) that it had acquired additional doses and would be able to reschedule several clinics.
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Nation & World
Flu, Me? Public Remains Wary Of H1N1 Vaccine
Fewer than half of Americans say that they are planning to receive the new H1N1 swine flu vaccine, according to recent polls — a trend that is leaving many health professionals at a loss. For one thing, there are many different reasons why people say they are unlikely to get vaccinated. Nearly a third are…
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Nation & World
Seasonal flu vaccine update
University Health Services (UHS) will conclude offering seasonal flu vaccinations in about two weeks as the University’s health care workers prepare for the arrival of the first doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine.
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Around the Schools: Harvard School of Public Health
The Harvard School of Public Health has been taking the public’s temperature lately on health topics, including swine flu and health care reform.
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Lipsitch catches the flu in action
Harvard School of Public Health Epidemiology Professor Marc Lipsitch is helping the government plan its response to H1N1 flu.
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Flu threats are tough to pin down
Harvard’s Lipsitch had a central role in developing the swine flu planning scenario authored by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. That report – which said that in a “plausible scenario,’’ H1N1 could kill 30,000 to 90,000 – emphasizes “this is a planning scenario, not a prediction….”
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HSPH dean evaluates H1N1 response, lessons learned
Health officials learned enough during the spring’s first wave of swine flu to be confident about managing this fall’s expected second wave, despite a “sense of uneasiness” that hangs over the coming flu season, Harvard School of Public Health Dean Julio Frenk.
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Seasonal flu vaccine available at UHS
Taking early action to prepare for flu season, University Health Services (UHS) has begun administering the seasonal flu vaccine free of charge to Harvard students, faculty, and staff.
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Severe problems in forecast for H1N1 outbreak
Four-fifths of businesses foresee severe problems maintaining operations if significant H1N1 flu outbreak occurs.
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University fine-tunes response plan for H1N1
University officials, building on lessons learned after a cluster of H1N1 cases was identified at the Dental School last spring, are fine-tuning plans to respond to any “swine flu” cases that appear on campus this fall.