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CDC Reports 11 H3N2v Flu Cases Linked to Ohio Fair
2017-07-31 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Friday (28 July) reported 11 variant H3N2 (H3N2v) influenza infections in Ohio residents who were exposed to pigs at a fair the week before they got sick.
As flu becomes more widespread, CDC pushes antiviral meds
2015-01-10 01:43:36| Biotech - Topix.net
This April 30, 2009, file photo shows a box of Tamiflu in a Toronto health clinic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday, Jan. 9. 2015, sent a new alert to doctors, advising prompt use of Tamiflu and other antivirals for hospitalized flu patients and those at higher risk for complications like pneumonia.
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CDC: Flu season continues to worsen, could peak this month
2015-01-06 02:42:01| Biotech - Topix.net
Four-year-old Gabriella Diaz sits as registered nurse Charlene Luxcin, right, administers a flu shot at the Whittier Street Health Center in Boston, in this file photo.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday reported flu season is getting worse. Flu was widespread in 43 states and flu activity was intense in most of them, according to the latest national data for the week of Christmas.
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NYC mandates flu shots for toddlers even after CDC admits they don't work
2015-01-05 04:02:01| Biotech - Topix.net
Unless their parents opt for a medical or religious exemption, young school children in New York City will soon be required to get a flu shot in order to attend preschool or gain access to a child care facility. As outlined by the New York City Health Department , children aged 6-59 months will be barred from attending classes or being around other children in an institutional setting if they don't first get jabbed for the flu -- this, despite warnings by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that this year's flu shot doesn't even work.
H3N2 viruses fuel 'epidemic' levels of flu season deaths, CDC says
2014-12-30 23:44:22| Biotech - Topix.net
Deaths due to influenza and pneumonia have hit "epidemic" levels in the U.S. as flu activity became widespread in 36 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a warning for Americans: Get ready for a potentially nasty flu season.