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Swine Flu Wanes, But Experts Say Pandemic Strain Could Reemerge
Washington Post
February 23, 2010
“Even as officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are announcing that the epidemic of the H1N1 flu is no longer widespread in any state, no disease expert is willing to say there isn't a third -- or fourth -- wave of swine flu in the country's future.”
Vaccines' Benefits Trump Concerns, Experts Say
NPR: Morning Edition
February 8, 2010
“In 2009, there are vaccines against 13 diseases for children under the age of 2. That's excluding flu. This increase is worrisome to many parents. ”
Get Vaccinated: Vaccine paranoia might be killing us
Forbes
February 8, 2010
“It has taken 14,160 lives, 2,328 of them in the U.S. Within the latter group are 248 children. No, it is not terrorism, nor is it war. It is H1N1.”
Editorial: The Swine Flu, as of Now
New York Times
December 1, 2009
“So far, the news about swine flu is better than expected.”
Opinion: What's Your Underlying Condition?
New York Times
November 27, 2009
“One of the profound mysteries of medicine is why in the midst of an epidemic some people become severely ill and die while others remain unscathed.”
Shifting Vaccine for Flu to Elderly
New York Times
November 24, 2009
“Federal health officials are trying to shift supplies of the seasonal flu vaccine away from chain pharmacies and supermarkets to nursing homes, hoping to counter a shortage that threatens to cause a wave of deaths this winter among the nation's most vulnerable population.”
Signs That Wave of Swine Flu May Have Peaked in U.S.
New York Times
November 21, 2009
“Although federal health officials decline to use the word 'peaked,' the current wave of swine flu appears to have done so in the United States.”
Officials Defend Handling of Flu Vaccine
New York Times
November 18, 2009
“As a nationwide shortage of swine flu vaccine stretched into its sixth week, federal health officials defended how they handled the program, arguing that the roots of the shortage were beyond their control and that they had made the right decisions on matters they could affect.”
Flu brings deluge of worry, wait
Washington Post
November 17, 2009
“Her work day started before 7 a.m., when three flu-sickened children were being treated in the emergency room.”
Playing chicken with a nightmare flu
The Washington Post
November 15, 2009
“When swine flu erupted this spring in the southwestern United States and Mexico, it had been 40 years since the last flu pandemic. The outbreak has dispelled any illusion that pandemic influenza belonged to a bygone era, like smallpox, polio or scarlet fever.”
Fearing a Flu Vaccine, and Wanting More of It
New York Times
November 10, 2009
“There is a peculiar duality in the collective cultural mind just now, a kind of pandemic doublethink.”
Recalculating the Tally in Swine Flu Deaths
New York Times
November 11, 2009
“About 4,000 Americans -- rather than about 1,200 -- have died of swine flu since the disease emerged in April, according to new figures being calculated by epidemiologists for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”
Inoculating Against Fear of Vaccination
CBS Sunday Morning
November 8, 2009
“What if they threw a mass vaccination and nobody came? Sure, the H1N1 vaccination centers are crowded, but for every man, woman or child lining up for a dose of the vaccine, there may be more at home with doubts about whether they should.”
Editorial: Take the Shot
New York Times
November 4, 2009
“...Our advice is that the most vulnerable people the young and pregnant women and those in critical jobs, like health workers, should take the vaccine.”
Boost Your Flu IQ: Your Questions Answered
NPR
November 2, 2009
“With the swine flu virus more widespread than ever and concerns about availability of the vaccine circulating, we solicited your questions about the pandemic.”
An Inside Look at H1N1 Vaccine Production
CBS 60 Minutes
November 1, 2009
“To find some answers, 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley went inside the federal government's $3 billion H1N1 vaccine project. This is the first time the public has seen where and how the vaccine is made.”
H1N1: Most Dangerous To Young People
CBS News: 60 Minutes
October 18, 2009
“... One of the most unusual things [about H1N1] is the higher number of kids who are ill”
OpEd: Nothing to Fear but the Flu Itself
By Dr. Paul Offit
New York Times
October 11, 2009
“Public health officials are now battling not only a fast-spreading influenza virus but also unfounded fears about the vaccine that can prevent it.”