THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE A seven-part series on the chances for immunizing the world against pandemic flu (CIDRAP)
Whichever one you get, you need to get a new vaccine every year. Why? Because the flu virus changes every year and the vaccine is specially created to fight the viruses that are going to be a problem that year.
THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE A seven-part series on the chances for immunizing the world against pandemic flu (CIDRAP)
Editor's note: This article was originally published in CIDRAP News as a seven-part series running from October 25 through November 2, 2007. It investigates the prospects for development of vaccines to head off the threat of an influenza pandemic posed by the H5N1 avian influenza virus.
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COUNTY GIVES FREE FLU VACCINATIONS (Pine Bluff Commercial)
Hundreds of Jefferson County residents poured into the Pine Bluff Convention Center Thursday to get a much-needed shot in the arm. The free flu vaccinations were doled out by University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff nursing students courtesy of the Jefferson County Health Department.
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Free Flu Shots (CW Arkansas)
Flu season is here and the Centers for Disease Control say October and November are the best months to get flu shots. So starting Thursday, you can get a shot for free at more than 80 locations. But there are those who wonder if a flu shot is more cause than cure.
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[Campus] Boynton Health Service begins offering flu shots (The Minnesota Daily)
It's that time of year - winds change, geese make their trips south and flu shot clinics begin shooting up in malls, grocery stores and on college campuses. Boynton Health Service is offering free, walk-in flu clinics around campus for students...
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rock the cradle (Daily Local News)
CHILDREN’S FLU SHOT FACTS
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Free Flu Shots (FOX 16 Little Rock)
Flu season is here and the Centers for Disease Control say October and November are the best months to get flu shots.
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There's no shortage of the vaccine this year, so roll up your sleeve (The Daily Reflector)
You may not consider yourself to be at much risk of coming down with the flu. But if you are a parent, a co-worker or part of a household where someone has a chronic disease, you may be more vulnerable to its complications than you realize.
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Get ready for cold and flu season (Rapid City Journal)
Now that the West Nile virus season of 2007 is over and our supply of insect repellent is safely stored away, it is time to get out your box of tissue paper and hand disinfectant because the cold and flu season is just around the corner.
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'Tis the season for influenza (The News-Herald)
The good news: There is no shortage of flu vaccine this season. The bad news: The large supply might be necessary. The flu season starts sooner in the Southern Hemisphere, so experts have been watching the virus' progress Down Under.
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THE PANDEMIC VACCINE PUZZLE A seven-part series on the chances for immunizing the world against pandemic flu (CIDRAP)
The flu is a contagious virus that is spread from one person to another through tiny droplets that are released into the air when a person infected with the flu coughs or sneezes. Sometimes, people can become infected by touching their nose or mouth after touching something infected by the flu virus.
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