H1n1 Vaccine

Swine Flu RECALL: H1N1 Vaccine Pulled In Canada

AP | MEERA SELVA | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living


LONDON — Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 swine flu vaccines after six reports of serious allergic reactions amo...

H1N1 Flu Shot: A Needle in the Universal Healthcare Haystack?

Susan Sawyers | Posted 11.22.2009 | New York


Susan Sawyers

If last weekend's experience getting the H1N1 shot was any indication of what we can expect, a government plan shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.

Banks and Vaccines

Christopher Brauchli | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business


Christopher Brauchli

Banks are receiving the H1N1 vaccine because of their employees' importance to the financial well being of the country.

Planes, Vaccines, and No EQ

Dr. Nancy Snyderman | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Dr. Nancy Snyderman

While Wall Street perks are percolating, guess what else those money mavericks have that you probably don't? They have allotments of H1N1 vaccine.

Parents: Vaccinate Your Children

Anne Mai Bertelsen | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Anne Mai Bertelsen

Parents born after 1970 don't know about these diseases first hand. They have the luxury of protection and ignorance: they grew up with vaccines and without pandemics.

You Can't Say "Sorry" When Millions Die from Your Mistake

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

Cheney castigates President Obama for "dithering" because the president does not rush into sending young men and women to their deaths for no reason. Yet to dither on climate change is divine.

Swine Flu: 51,000 Have Been Vaccinated In Chicago

AP | Posted 11.09.2009 | Chicago


Chicago Department of Public Health officials say they've vaccinated almost 51,000 people against the swine flu in seven days. ...

Frank Rich: White House Doesn't Seem To Understand Public's Wall Street Rage

New York Times | FRANK RICH | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics


The Obama administration does not seem to understand that this rage, left unaddressed, could consume it. It has pushed aside the entreaties of many --...

Swine Flu Smackdown: How to Avoid Infection (and a Fistfight)

Ben Sherwood | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living


Ben Sherwood

It may not sound like much, but the best defense against the swine flu involves some very simple steps: Every sneeze should be covered and every hand should be washed.

Wall Street Banks Getting Swine Flu Vaccine Before Many High-Risk Groups (VIDEO)

Posted 11.05.2009 | Business


[NOTE: BusinessWeek originally broke the news of Wall Street banks and other large employers receiving early batches of the H1N1 vaccine. Read their e...

A Decade Of Questioning Harm And The Autism-Vaccine Connection

Shelley Hendrix Reynolds | Posted 11.04.2009 | Living


Shelley Hendrix Reynolds

For over a decade, I've relentlessly searched for answers to the connections I believe exist between my son's autism and vaccines he received.

David Axelrod On H1N1 Vaccines: 'We Overpromised'

NPR | Weekend Edition Saturday | Posted 11.01.2009 | Politics


David Axelrod, President Obama's senior adviser, says the administration based its predictions about how many doses of the H1N1 vaccine would be avail...

Why Weren't H1N1 Vacccines Available for Our Children Before School Started?

Sen. Bob Graham | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics


Sen. Bob Graham

Whether the threat is from naturally occurring disease or bioterrorism, the United States needs to be able to produce vaccines and other medicines faster and less expensively.

H1N1 Vaccine Delays Remind Us Why We Need a Sound Public Option

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living


Kathleen Reardon

As a professor of both business and preventive medicine for years, I'm appalled at how long it is taking for the H1N1 vaccine to reach at least those at high risk.

City Releasing More Swine Flu Vaccine

CBS2 | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago


Will you get in line? The City of Chicago is handing out another batch of the H1N1 vaccine Tuesday. ...

Swine Flu: Mandatory H1N1 Flu Shot Order Rescinded By New York Officials

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 10.23.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state health officials have suspended a ruling that would have forced health care workers across the state to get vaccin...

Nurses Threaten To Strike Over Swine Flu

AP | SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER | Posted 10.19.2009 | Home


LOS ANGELES — A California nurses' union has threatened a one-day strike at 34 hospitals, accusing the providers of poor swine flu preparedness....

Get your flu shots -- and ignore Bill Maher

Harold Pollack | Posted 10.17.2009 | Living


Harold Pollack

I just want to endorse Linda Bergthold's recent HuffPo column about Bill Maher. Maher is a funny guy who often displays a sharp intellect. On matters ...

Swine Flu: Chicago Setting Up Free H1N1 Vaccine Clinics

Huffington Post | Posted 10.14.2009 | Chicago


Six free clinics will be opened in Chicago to help combat the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, the city's health department said Tuesday. Health officials sa...

How To Create Your Own Pandemic: Infectious Creativity Used By Big Pharma

Dana Ullman | Posted 10.08.2009 | Living


Dana Ullman

Big Pharma is wonderfully creative in marketing this pandemic. But fret not, with a little instruction, you too can learn to create your own pandemic...

Are We Ready for a Flu Pandemic?

Rep. Edolphus Towns | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living


Rep. Edolphus Towns

With the height of the flu season quickly approaching and our children heading back into the classroom, I recently led a full Committee hearing to examine the Obama Administration's Flu Vaccine program.

H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Arrives ... For Some

Chicago Sun-Times | Posted 10.06.2009 | Chicago


The first H1N1 flu vaccine for Illinois arrived Monday at Chicago hospitals -- but probably not for you....

Swine Flu Vaccine Running Behind Schedule

AP | Posted 08.13.2009 | World


LONDON -- A fully licensed H1N1 flu vaccine might not be available until the end of the year, a top official at the World Health Organization said Mon...