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NY Times: Swine Flu coverage

    • Flu Fears May Curtail Pilgrimage

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      The number of pilgrims to Mecca this year may be down substantially because of fears of swine flu, the BBC and CNN reported Wednesday, citing remarks by government officials.

    • Greater Use of Vaccine for Infection Is Urged

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      Bacterial infections, for which there is an underused treatment, can be a common and sometimes deadly swine flu complication.

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      What is the difference between the 'Live Feed' and the 'News Feed' on Facebook?

    • WHO Probing Drug Resistant Swine Flu

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      GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is looking into reports in Britain and the United States that the H1N1 flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu in people with severely suppressed immune systems, a spokesman said Tuesday.

Headlines from around the Web

The latest health care crisis is moving quickly around the world. Countries are scrambling to contain it. Check with this page frequently for the latest news and images on the swine flu issue.

Latest headlines

  • Health officials vigilant about flu

    November 24, 2009
    The holiday season is no time to let up on swine flu precautions, local public health officials advice. And they say they've allocated all available supplies of the H1N1 vaccine.

  • 2,150 vaccinated at Petaluma flu clinic

    November 21, 2009
    Sonoma County’s third round of public swine flu vaccinations ran like a well-oiled machine Saturday, with many waiting only a few minutes for the widely sought vaccine at Casa Grande High School in Petaluma.

  • Swine flu may have peaked, but holidays pose risk

    November 21, 2009
    Although federal health officials decline to use the word 'peaked,' the current wave of H1N1 flu appears to have done so in the United States.

  • Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported

    November 20, 2009
    Four patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.

  • Kaiser waiting in line for more flu vaccine

    November 19, 2009
    Kaiser Permanente, which provides health care to 170,000 Sonoma County residents, has all but run out of swine flu vaccine and officials say they don't know when they'll be getting more.

  • Drug maker: lower dose of flu vaccine sufficient

    November 17, 2009
    Pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG said Tuesday a U.S. clinical study suggests that half a dose of its swine flu vaccine may be sufficient to protect people from the virus and could allow many more to be immunized with current supplies.

  • County gives 4,458 doses of H1N1 vaccine

    November 14, 2009
    Area residents waited up to three hours for their chance at a flu shot at two Sonoma County locations. But when the day-long events were completed, there was still vaccine remaining.
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  • Today's flu shot clinics target high-risk groups

    November 13, 2009
    Swine flu vaccinations at clinics Saturday in Windsor and Santa Rosa will be reserved for a handful of priority groups. They include young people, caregivers for young babies, pregnant women and health care providers.

  • Swine flu deaths hit 4,000 in U.S.

    November 13, 2009
    Swine flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April and killed nearly 4,000, including 540 children, according to new federal estimates Thursday.

  • H1N1 flu shot clinics in Windsor, Santa Rosa on Saturday

    November 12, 2009
    In Sonoma County, the number of hospital visits for influenza-like illness continues to rise, said Dr. Mark Netherda, the county's deputy public health officer.

  • Most in state not getting H1N1 vaccine

    November 7, 2009
    As concern spreads about H1N1 flu, a new survey of California voters found that although most consider the vaccine safe, a majority had no plans to get vaccinated.

  • Flu vaccine availability increases

    November 7, 2009
    More than 38 million doses of vaccine against pandemic H1N1 influenza are now available, 11 million more than were available last week and double the number available two weeks ago, officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

  • Fighting flu: Sonoma County hospitals ban visitors under age 14

    November 5, 2009

  • First case of swine flu in a cat

    November 4, 2009

  • County provides swine flu vaccine to local clinics

    October 30, 2009

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    Beware of Halloween's newest spooky fear: H1N1

    October 29, 2009

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  • CDC: Swine flu vaccine outlook improving

    October 27, 2009
    U.S. health officials say more than 22 million doses of swine flu vaccine are now available, and they predict most Americans should soon find it easier to get their dose.

  • Sebelius acknowledges delay in swine flu doses

    October 27, 2009
    Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday the swine flu vaccine 'is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the production line.'

  • Obama declares swine flu a national emergency

    October 24, 2009

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  • Flu clinics swamped

    October 24, 2009
    Sonoma County's first public drive-up swine flu clinic in Windsor resulted in long lines of cars, with people waiting hours to get their vaccinations Saturday. Clinics in Windsor and in Petaluma, which was walk-up only, closed their doors by noon.
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