Newsgroup: Northwest News
A list of the best news from around the region, chosen by a group of cooperating journalists at Washington newspapers.
swine flu Links
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- Angela Dice of Kitsap Sun linked this on November 30, 2009 at 8:44PM EST
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Angela said:
High-priority groups are still first in line to be vaccinated for the H1N1 virus, or swine flu, but the wider community may soon be able to receive it as well.
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- Paul Balcerak of Sound Publishing linked this on November 20, 2009 at 4:24PM EST
- Quote: ... four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu. It's the first cluster of that many cases seen in the U.S.
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- Angela Dice of Kitsap Sun linked this on November 14, 2009 at 1:57PM EST
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Angela said:
It is unclear if the virus directly caused her death, according to the Kitsap County Health District.
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- Paul Balcerak of Sound Publishing linked this on November 11, 2009 at 1:23PM EST
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Paul said:
Two people in Island County have died and 12 hospitalized from the H1N1 swine flu, according to Island County Health Director Keith Higman.
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- H1N1 vaccine priority expanded to 25- to 64-year-olds with chronic health problems
- SanJuanJournal.com
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- Paul Balcerak of Sound Publishing linked this on November 10, 2009 at 5:48PM EST
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Paul said:
Just in San Juan County for now.
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- Paul Balcerak of Sound Publishing linked this on November 10, 2009 at 12:13PM EST
- Quote: A weekend clinic at Virginia Mason Sand Point Pediatrics had some parents showing up at 4 a.m. for a drop-in clinic that started at 8 a.m. Reports said that scores were turned away.
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- Paul Balcerak of Sound Publishing linked this on November 9, 2009 at 1:15PM EST
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Paul said:
Here's a list of who's qualified for shots at this point.
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- Paul Balcerak of Sound Publishing linked this on November 2, 2009 at 1:10PM EST
- Quote: county health officials are considering H1N1 flu "widespread" on San Juan Island because of school-absence rates
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- Paul Balcerak of Sound Publishing linked this on October 29, 2009 at 6:13PM EDT
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Paul said:
Those eligible this round include: "household and caregiver contacts of children younger than 6 months, persons aged 25-64 who have medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes or lung disease, teachers and professional child care providers and health care and emergency workers."
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- Paul Balcerak of Sound Publishing linked this on October 26, 2009 at 2:14PM EDT
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Paul said:
"... more recent studies have found that infants could safely receive eight times as much mercury as the H1N1 vaccine contains."
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