Tag Archive | "h1n1 flu"
Posted on 8:11 am, Thursday, September 17, 2009. Tags: fda, h1n1 flu, swine flu, vaccine
MEDIA RELEASE Approval Provides Important Tool to Fight Pandemic The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The vaccines will be distributed nationally after the initial lots become available, which is expected within the next four weeks. “Today’s approval is good news for […]
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Posted on 1:23 pm, Monday, September 14, 2009. Tags: contest, h1n1 flu, psa
Only 3 more days until voting ends! Vote until 11:59 p.m. EDT September 16th on your favorite video and help decide the winner of the Flu.gov PSA contest. The winner gets $2,500 and will be featured on national television. See Contest Details
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Posted on 9:49 am, Friday, September 11, 2009. Tags: h1n1 flu, influenza, nih, swine flu, vaccine
We are encouraged by reports that are now emerging from various clinical trials of 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccines, conducted by various vaccine manufacturers. We expect additional companies to announce their preliminary trial results shortly. The early data from these trials indicate that 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccines are well tolerated and induce a strong immune response […]
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Posted on 7:48 am, Friday, July 31, 2009. Tags: cdc, h1n1 flu, swine flu
MEDIA RELEASE The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met today to make recommendations for use of vaccine against novel influenza A (H1N1). The committee met to develop recommendations on who should receive vaccine against novel influenza A (H1N1) when it becomes available, and to determine which groups of the […]
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Posted on 11:37 pm, Sunday, July 19, 2009. Tags: department of health, h1n1 flu, swine flu
Media releases compiled by Karin Stanton/Hawaii247.com Contributing Editor The state Department of Health has confirmed the state’s third and the first neighbor island swine-flu related death. The woman, who died July 7 at Kona Community Hospital, has been identified at Donna Altamirano, 51, of Kealakekua. The Big Island resident is one of 263 swine flu-related […]
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Posted on 4:17 pm, Monday, July 13, 2009. Tags: h1n1 flu, oahu, swine flu
MEDIA RELEASE HONOLULU – The state Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed novel H1N1 influenza infection in an adult male who died July 10 at Queen’s Medical Center. He was in his late 40’s and also had underlying medical conditions. The Oahu resident is the second death in Hawai‘i associated with the new flu strain […]
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Posted on 12:10 pm, Wednesday, June 17, 2009. Tags: cdc, doh, h1n1 flu, who
Media releases compiled by Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.com (As of June 17, 2009, 11:00 AM HST) Island New Cases Total Cases Hawaii 0 4 Maui 1 3 Oahu 98 288 Totals 100 298 In their weekly novel H1N1 Flu report the Hawaii Department of Health reported 100 new confirmed cases. One case from Kauai, one from Maui […]
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Posted on 9:32 am, Tuesday, June 16, 2009. Tags: fda, h1n1 flu
MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is enforcing the laws that protect consumers from illegal products marketed through the Internet that claim to diagnose, prevent, mitigate, treat or cure the 2009 H1N1 flu virus. On May 1, 2009, the FDA warned consumers regarding products related to the 2009 H1N1 flu virus offered on […]
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Posted on 2:46 pm, Friday, June 12, 2009. Tags: doh, h1n1 flu, swine flu, who
MEDIA RELEASE Statement from Health Director Dr. Chiyome Fukino: The raising of the pandemic alert level by the World Health Organization was not meant to alarm the public or cause undue concern. The situation in Hawai‘i at this time remains the same with all cases recovering at home with no complications. The DOH is continuing […]
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Posted on 8:03 am, Thursday, June 11, 2009. Tags: h1n1 flu, pandemic, swine flu, who
Pandemic level phase 6 represents the spread of the novel H1N1 influenza virus worldwide and not the severity of the illness. Click on image above to read more.
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Posted on 12:17 pm, Wednesday, June 10, 2009. Tags: h1n1 flu, swine flu
Media releases compiled by Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.com (As of June 10, 2009, 11:30 AM HST) Island New Cases Total Cases Hawaii 2 4 Kauai 2 2 Maui 1 2 Oahu 78 190 Totals 83 198 The Hawai‘i State Department of Health (DOH) confirmed 83 additional cases of novel H1N1 Influenza A of swine origin this week. […]
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Posted on 4:13 pm, Friday, May 29, 2009. Tags: cdc, doh, h1n1 flu, swine flu, who
Media releases compiled by Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.com The Department of Health reported nine new novel H1N1 Flu cases today (May 29) bringing the state’s total number of confirmed cases to 82. The nine case are on Oahu of these cases three are from public schools. Affected schools are from Kaimuki High, Mililani Middle and Niu Valley […]
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Posted on 4:36 pm, Thursday, May 28, 2009. Tags: cdc, doh, h1n1 flu, oahu, pandemic
MEDIA RELEASE HONOLULU – The Hawai’i State Department of Health (DOH) is inviting the public to give their input on the subject of vaccine allocation priorities in the event of a severe pandemic. A public meeting will be held this Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Ward Warehouse second […]
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Posted on 12:25 pm, Thursday, May 28, 2009. Tags: cdc, doh, h1n1 flu, oahu, swine flu, who
Media releases compiled by Baron Sekiya/Hawaii247.com The Department of Health reported two new confirmed cases of novel H1N1 Flu today (May 28). The two Oahu cases brings the state’s total to 73 which includes two on the Big Island and one in Maui County. To date, the Department of Health (DOH) has investigated and conducted […]
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