Student Nurses to Give Flu Shots
Student Nurses to Give Flu Shots SLU Hosts Community H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Clinic Event Details: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., January 21, Allied Health Professions Building, 3437 Caroline St., St. Louis, MO, 63104-1111 ST. LOUIS — A free community H1N1 influenza vaccination clinic at Saint Louis University on Thursday will give public health student nurses hands-on experience in protecting...
Read MoreSupply of H1N1 flu vaccine now exceeds demand
By Blythe Bernhard ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 01/17/2010 Now that the H1N1 vaccine is widely available, health departments can’t give it away.In a reversal of policy, the city of St. Louis and the St. Charles County health departments announced last week that they would hold free public clinics to distribute the vaccine. Both departments originally had their allotted vaccine sent...
Read MoreMissouri state health officials open H1N1 flu vaccine to everyone
Officials cite increased vaccine supplies and success at vaccinating groups most at risk For Immediate Release:December 8, 2009 Contact:Kit WagarOffice of Public Information573-751-6062 With shipments of the H1N1 flu vaccine arriving daily, Missouri state health officials today encouraged local health departments to begin offering the vaccine to anyone who requests it. The new policy will...
Read MoreSt. Louis County Announces Second Round of Public H1N1 Vaccination Clinics
NEWS For Immediate Release Media Contact: Craig LeFebvre Office (314) 615-0116 Cell (314) 591-9502 clefebvre@stlouisco.com Alternate Media Contact: John Shelton Office (314) 615-8922 Pager (314) 460-6148 Cell (314)280-1586 jshelton@stlouisco.com County Health Department Announces Second Round of Public H1N1 Vaccination Clinics SAINT LOUIS...
Read MoreSwine Flu Spreading Faster Globally Than Expected
The H1N1 flu virus is now the dominant influenza virus around the globe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO.) The agency has declared the swine flu outbreak a pandemic, with nearly 500,000 confirmed cases and over 6,000 deaths reported worldwide. National Public Radio Weekend Edition Saturday host Liane Hansen speaks with WHO flu specialist Dr. Anthony Mounts about the spread of...
Read MoreH1N1 has killed 3,900 Americans, CDC says
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor Maggie Fox, Health And Science Editor Nov. 12, 2009 WASHINGTON (Reuters) – H1N1 swine flu killed an estimated 3,900 Americans from April to October, including more than 500 children, U.S. health officials said on Thursday. Better data than was previously available shows the flu pandemic has infected an estimated 22 million Americans and put 98,000 in...
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