Did H1N1 Have High Mortality Rates among Seniors?
March 16, 2010
Michael Stoto, professor of health systems administration and population at Georgetown University, has concluded that—while incidence and hospitalization rates caused by H1N1 were higher among children—death rates were substantially higher in seniors.
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Staying Healthy over College Spring Break
March 11, 2010
In addition to packing sunscreen, young people should remember to immunize themselves against the H1N1 virus before they leave for spring break.
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Story from the Field: LHD Takes on Distributor Role
March 10, 2010
During the H1N1 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and health departments were tasked with distributing vaccine to where it was needed most.
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Eastern Shore MRC Unit Crosses the Chesapeake Bay
March 9, 2010
No river is wide enough to keep the Eastern Shore MRC unit from getting to you.
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FDA Announces New Guidance for Cell-Based Vaccine Production
March 5, 2010 On Tuesday, Heath and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced new guidance to help speed the development of cell-based vaccine production methods.
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Stories from the Field: Creatively Advertising H1N1 Vaccine
March 2, 2010
A challenge now faced by many local health departments (LHDs) nationwide is a surplus of H1N1 vaccine and not enough demand.
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Pandemic Magnified Areas for Improvement and Collaboration
February 26, 2010 Earlier this week, I wrote about the summit’s H1N1 Town Hall session that focused on assessing responses to H1N1. There were several other valuable sessions related to H1N1 at the summit, where stories were shared and ideas were passed around.
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H1N1 in the News
February 24, 2010
A round-up of H1N1-related news stories from this week.
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H1N1 Data: What Does It All Really Mean?
February 23, 2010
At a town hall session at last week's Public Health Preparedness Summit in Atlanta, presenters focused on how best to collect, evaluate, and use data and statistics on the recent H1N1 pandemic.
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Public Health Preparedness Summit Talks H1N1
February 22, 2010
The Public Health Preparedness Summit, held at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta last week, opened with strong statements from Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius who spoke about the H1N1 pandemic.
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Poll: Most Americans Approve of Public Health Response to H1N1
February 12, 2010
According to a recent Harvard School of Public Health poll, 59 percent of respondents said that public health officials did a “good” or “excellent” job in responding to the H1N1 crisis.
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Pediatric-Related H1N1 News and Resources
February 5, 2010
A round-up of news and resources about H1N1 and children for parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers.
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WHO Responds to Accusation of Creating "Fake" Pandemic
February 4, 2010 A current backlash against the H1N1 flu vaccine in Europe has prompted the Council of Europe to hold hearings in January regarding the role of pharmaceutical companies and the WHO in declaring a H1N1 pandemic.
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Health Departments Assess Response to H1N1
February 3, 2010
Even as officials are predicting another wave of H1N1 in the spring, health departments and other organizations have started to take a glance back at their response to the virus that first emerged in the U.S. in April of last year.
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