Many schools and local public health centers will be giving the swine flu vaccine. There is also talk about pharmacies giving it at many locations. THE HSE has identified about 80 locations across the country that could be used as mass swine flu vaccination centres. Community centres and schools as well as HSE properties such [...]
Governments in the United States and Great Britain plan to use antiviral drugs as a first line of defense against the Swine Flu (along with experimental vaccines as they become available), especially in at risk groups such as young children. A new study by Oxford researchers published in the British Medical Journal questions the wisdom [...]
Introduction The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), with input from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has developed updated guidance for employers of all sizes to use as they develop or review and update plans to respond to 2009 H1N1 influenza now and during [...]
IHEs should tailor the guidance to account for the size, diversity, and mobility of their students, faculty, and staff; their location and physical facilities; programs; and student and employee health services. Decisions about strategies should balance the goal of reducing the number of people who become seriously ill or die from flu with the goal [...]
The Swine Flu Plan Center is designed to give the average person an easy to use and easy to understand place for facts and information on the Swine Flu also known as H1N1.
