After a few weeks we are back, and boy has a lot happened during that time!
Novel Influenza H1N1 Update Dr. Stuart B. Weiss INFLUENZA UPDATE Nov 8, 2009 I want to apologize to our loyal readers for no newsletter over the past few weeks. So let’s review what has been happening and make sure you are up to date. Current Situation: Outbreaks on...
Read MoreSwine flu prompts hundreds of schools to close
by The Associated Press CHICAGO October 28, The number of students staying home sick with the flu is multiplying nationwide and normally quiet school nurses’ offices suddenly look like big city emergency rooms, packed with students too ill to finish the day. The federal government has urged schools to close because of the swine flu only as a last resort. But schools are closing...
Read MorePresident Obama Signs Emergency Declaration for H1N1 Flu
Flu.Gov Oct. 24, 2009 On October 24, 2009, President Obama signed a proclamation declaring the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic a National Emergency to facilitate our ability to respond to the pandemic by enabling – if warranted – the waiver of certain statutory Federal requirements for medical treatment facilities. In particular, this proclamation is aimed at providing HHS the ability to waive...
Read MoreMissouri Establishes 24 Hour Flu Hotline
Missourians can call a new toll-free number for information about the H1N1 flu. The number, 1-877-FLU-4141 (1-877-358-4141), will be answered 24 hours a day, seven days a week. H1N1 Flu InfoLine specialists will answer questions about flu symptoms, when to seek medical care and the new H1N1 flu vaccine, now available at locations throughout the state. Medical professionals will be available to...
Read MoreObama declares flu emergency to ease restrictions for hospitals
Officials prepare for a surge in H1N1 cases By Michael D. Shear and Rob SteinSunday, October 25, 2009 President Obama has declared H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, clearing the way for his health chief to give hospitals wider leeway in how they handle a possible surge of new patients, administration officials said Saturday. The president granted Health and Human Services Secretary...
Read MoreUSDA confirms H1N1 in Minnesota pigs
By HENRY C. JACKSON, Associated Press Writer Henry C. Jackson, Associated Press Writer Oct. 19, 2009 WASHINGTON – At least one pig from Minnesota has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Monday, the first case of a pig contracting the virus in the United States. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement that USDA officials have begun to...
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