Swine Flu

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• U.S. swine flu epidemic shows signs of being over

  February 5, 2010
  Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic over? Federal health officials won't go so far as to say that, but on Friday they reported for the fourth week in a row that no states had widespread flu activity.
  

• Swine flu hits lull; seasonal flu not spreading either

  February 3, 2010
  For the first time since the beginning of the so-called second wave of swine flu in September, not a single person has been hospitalized in Sonoma County because of the H1N1 virus.
  
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  No mob scene at flu clinic

  January 23, 2010
  Sonoma County held its first unrestricted clinic for H1N1 vaccinations on Saturday. Turnout at the county fairgrounds was lower than expected.
  

• Concern for third wave of flu virus

  January 20, 2010
  There's still very little flu out there, swine or seasonal.
  

• CDC: 1 in 5 vaccinated against swine flu

  January 15, 2010
  About 1 in 5 Americans have been vaccinated against swine flu, according to the government's first detailed estimates of vaccination rates against the new pandemic.
  

• New CDC estimate: Swine flu death count rises

  January 15, 2010
  A new government estimate says swine flu has sickened about 55 million Americans and killed about 11,160.
  
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  Flu vaccine is here but public's interest is waning

  January 7, 2010
  
  

• As swine flu pandemic wanes, response praised

  January 2, 2010
  
  

• CDC: Fewer states seeing widespread swine flu

  December 31, 2009
  Health officials say swine flu was widespread in only four states last week, indicating the fall wave of illness is still declining.
  

• Rite Aid offering swine flu shots

  December 30, 2009
  Rite Aid pharmacies at three locations Sonoma County are now offering the swine flu vaccine shots for $15, half the price of its seasonal flu vaccination.
  
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  Where's the flu?

  December 26, 2009
  The regular flu season — which runs from December to March — is here. So where is seasonal flu? Public health officials say that by now we should be seeing older North Coast residents and those with underlying medical conditions in local emergency rooms.
  

• Rules eased on swine flu shots

  December 22, 2009
  Sonoma County public health officials intend to lift the restrictions Wednesday on who can get the swine flu vaccine, opening up H1N1 shots to anyone older than 6 months of age.
  

• Swine flu shots available to all Kaiser members

  December 21, 2009
  
  

• Officials: Enough swine flu vaccine for all

  December 18, 2009
  Finally, the nation's supply of swine flu vaccine will reach 100 million doses by week's end, opening the way for everyone, not just those at highest risk, to get protected.
  

• Flu shots recalled over potency

  December 15, 2009
  
  

• 800,000 doses of kids' swine flu vaccine recalled

  December 15, 2009
  Health officials are recalling hundreds of thousands of doses of swine flu vaccine after tests indicated they may not be potent enough to protect against the virus.
  

• 4.3 million Californians have gotten swine flu

  December 11, 2009
  Swine flu has sickened about 4.3 million Californians, a rate comparable to the disease's national impact, public health officials said Thursday.
  

• CDC: 1 in 6 Americans have had swine flu

  December 10, 2009
  Health officials now estimate that swine flu has sickened nearly 50 million Americans and killed nearly 10,000.
  

• North Korea notes flu outbreak

  December 10, 2009
  North Korea on Wednesday took the unusual step of acknowledging it had experienced an outbreak of H1N1 flu, with foreign aid officials saying the virus has killed dozens of people.
  
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  Safari West cheetah gets swine flu

  December 9, 2009
  An 8-year-old cheetah that loves to play soccer with its trainers at Santa Rosa's Safari West is the first-known exotic animal in the U.S. to come down with swine flu.
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