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Low Turnout At City Clinics Offering Free H1N1 Vaccines
wpix.comSeven clinics throughout the five boroughs were either overprepared or underused over the weekend as they began offering free swine flu vaccines to students only find themselves with nearly empty waiting rooms. City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas A....Tags: Vaccines, Schools, Preventative Medicine, Health and Safety at School, Swine Flu
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Swine Flu Vaccination Clinics See Higher Turnout
New York City swine flu vaccination clinics are seeing more customers.
A total of 7,784 people were vaccinated at seven schools on Saturday. That's compared to only 1,701 on Nov. 7, the first day of the weekend vaccination program.
City health officials...Tags: Vaccines, Preventative Medicine, New York, Health and Safety at School, New York City
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NY Nurse Sues Over Mandatory Swine Flu Vaccine
A registered nurse has filed a lawsuit against New York State, asking a judge to block a state policy requiring health care workers to get vaccinated against the flu.
Suzanne Field of Dutchess County is serving to protect the rights of nearly 60,000...Tags: Vaccines, Health and Medical Professionals, Justice System, Pharmaceuticals, Health and Safety at Work
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News Corp. Forms Diversity Council After Cartoon
News Corp. has agreed to form an external diversity council after meeting with civil rights groups about a New York Post cartoon that critics said likened President Barack Obama to a dead chimpanzee.
The company will form a "diversity community council"...Tags: University of Cambridge, Companies and Corporations, News Corp., Civil Rights, Entertainment
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Studies: 1 Dose of Swine Flu Vaccine Works
(AP)Good news in the world's flu fight: One dose of the new swine flu vaccine looks strong enough to protect adults -- and can spark protection within 10 days of the shot, Australian and U.S. researchers said Thursday. Australian shot maker CSL Ltd....Tags: National Institutes of Health, Science and Technology, Vaccines, Novartis AG, Adults
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Obama To Address Bioterrorism Concerns, U.S. Unpreparedness Claims
Staff reporterPresident Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address to unveil a new plan for a better and quicker response to bioterrorism threats and attacks, the White House said Tuesday. The announcement came just hours after the release of a report...Tags: Government, Terrorism, Defense, Military Equipment, Al-Qaeda
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Cornell Student Dies of Swine Flu
A Cornell University student, among 520 diagnosed with influenza-type illness in the past three weeks, died Friday of complications related to swine flu, university officials said.
President David Skorton released a statement Friday evening saying Warren...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Death, Health and Safety at School, Washington, DC, Symptoms
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Swine Flu Shuts Down More NYC Schools
Two public schools and one Catholic school will shut down for up to a week beginning Monday. They are Middle School 158 in Bayside; Intermediate School 25 in Flushing; and Our Lady of Lourdes in Queens Village. That's on top of the six schools closed last...Tags: Vaccines, Health and Safety at School, New York City, Ban Ki-moon, Education
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NY Times: Obama Selects Frieden As CDC Director
President Barack Obama on Friday will name Dr. Thomas Frieden as director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, administration officials told The New York Times.
Frieden has served as New York City's health commissioner for the past...Tags: Government, The New York Times, Heads of State, New York, The Associated Press
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Assistant Principal's Death In Queens Is First NYC Swine Flu-Related Death
A school assistant principal became the city's first death linked to swine flu, and the number of cases in Japan surged to more than 120 on a wave of new confirmations, prompting government-ordered school closures and cancellations of public events....Tags: Health and Safety at School, New York City, Arizona, Viral Diseases and Infections, Health Organizations
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NY Receives Its First Batch Of Swine Flu
wpix.comNew York City is getting it's first batch of the swine flu vaccine on Tuesday. The Montefiore Medical Center will administer the city's fist doses of the H1N1 vaccine at 11 a.m. Tuesday. Children and health care workers will be first in line. The...Tags: Vaccines, Children, New York City, Pharmaceuticals, Health
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NYC To Offer Kids Free Swine Flu Vaccination
Any school-age child in New York City can get a free swine flu vaccination under Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to contain the deadly virus this fall and winter.
Bloomberg and other city officials were set to announce the multi-pronged strategy later...Tags: Vaccines, Health and Medical Professionals, Michael Bloomberg, Health and Safety at School, New York City
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