H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu News

Via Google News, an Associated Press report: Island village hit by suspected swine flu .

Schools aren't the only places getting sanitized to help prevent the spread of viruses like swine flu.. Some 122 Springfield students need wheelchair-accessible transportation.

Gov. Jim Doyle says he has not gotten vaccinated for swine flu and probably won't. Doyle said he hasn't gotten it because he's not in the target group of high-risk people health officials are urging to be vaccinated.

Some pigs, turkeys and household pets have become infected with the H1N1 flu, but the pandemic virus does not yet appear to be spreading quickly among animals, the World Health Organization said on Friday.

In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls.

That's true even for people are at extra risk for severe complications and should be at the front of the line.

Indiana University is taking reservations for Bloomington students and employees who want to get a free swine flu shot once the vaccine arrives on campus.

Canceled vaccine clinics for H1N1

Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the privileged.

The World Health Organization says millions of doses of H1N1 vaccine have been given so far and no unusual side-effects have been seen.

Nov. 5 -- Former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico Antonio Garza says the Mexican economy has been hit by a "perfect storm" as the U.S. recession eroded demand for the country's exports and swine flu hurt tourism.

Three workers at a major North Carolina hospital are gone after failing to get vaccinated against the seasonal flu.

Three people in the London region have died from H1N1, including a two-month-old boy -- the first infant in Ontario to succumb to the virus.

A boy gets his shot of swine flu vaccine at a Vancouver clinic Monday. The federal government is preparing to ship 1.8 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine to the provinces.

Nine more flu-related deaths were reported in Colorado, bringing the total number to 34 deaths so far this season.

Kellogg says it will pull immunity claims from its Rice Krispies and Cocoa Krispies cereal boxes amid the public's growing concern about swine flu.

It's been the topic of conversation for months, but there's still plenty of confusion about the swine flu.

Despite a rising nationwide toll of sickness caused by the H1N1 flu virus and an intensive push by the government to have people vaccinated for it, almost half of Americans say they aren't likely to get the vaccine, according to a new McClatchy-Ipsos poll.

The first child in Iowa has died of H1N1 flu. The Iowa Department of Public Health said Tuesday that the child died in October and was from eastern Iowa.

The federal department charged with disaster planning is itself a disaster when it comes to preparing for emergencies as varied as the swine flu pandemic, floods and terrorist attacks, says Auditor General Sheila Fraser.