Flu: H1N1 and Seasonal
DUBUQUE - Dubuque County will hold its first H1N1 vaccine clinic. The first come, first served clinic is Monday Afternoon from 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at Crescent Community Health Center in Dubuque.
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DES MOINES - A Johnson County resident and an adult in Floyd County are the two latest victims of H1N1 flu in Iowa, bringing the state’s death toll to 21.
The Iowa Department of Public Health reported...
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If you're looking to get an H1N1 flu shot, Linn County Public Health has just announced upcoming clinics. The first two are for high risk groups and are by appointment only, however there will be a walk-in clinic for the general public as well. Phone lines to schedule appointments opens at Noon.
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IOWA CITY - 17 days ago, April Chohon spent her Saturday night like many of us.
"Halloween night, I was handing out candy to little kids and I kept getting feverish," said Chohon, 26, of Des Moines....
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WAUKON - A special H1N1 clinic for children ages 6 month to 35 months will be held on Thursday Nov. 19 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon.
The H1N1 clinic located at 40 First...
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DES MOINES - Three more people have died from H1N1 flu. The victims are identified as two adults in Linn County and an adult in Black Hawk County. One individual from Black Hawk County and one of the Linn...
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Cedar Rapids — The H1N1 clinic to be held this Sunday November 15th from 1-5 p.m. at the Community Health Free Clinic located at 947 14th Ave SE. is now full. The clinic is not taking any more phone...
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WATERLOO - Citing a reduced prevalence of the H1N1 flu virus in youth, some local hospitals are lifting a restriction on visitors under the age of 18.
The move includes Covenant Medical Center in...
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LINN COUNTY - A second H1N1 vaccination clinic will take place this weekend in Cedar Rapids, but this time people will need to make appointments.
Last Friday, Linn County Public Health gave out nearly...
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DES MOINES - Two more people have died from the H1N1 flu virus in Iowa. The Department of Public Health says the victims are two Polk County adults with risk factors that increased the chance of complications.
“School...
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Public Health Friday reported three additional H1N1-related deaths in Iowa. The victims are identified as two adults in Polk County and one adult in Woodbury County;...
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Cedar Rapids – Linn County’s first mass vaccination clinic for the H1N1 flu started off at 9:00 Friday morning at Hawkeye Downs. But oddly enough, after a big initial rush, the lines totally disappeared....
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LINN COUNTY - Linn County will hold its first H1N1 vaccine clinic on Friday.
The clinic at Hawkeye Downs starts at 9:00 a.m. and runs until 2:00 p.m., or until the doses run out.
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LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) - A Cashton mother says there were no warning signs before her 21-month-old daughter died after contracting the H1N1 flu.
Her mother, Debra Komperud, says they attended a wedding...
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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has reported four additional 2009 H1N1influenza-related deaths in Iowa. The victims are identified as an adult in Dubuque County, an adult in Polk...
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JOHNSON COUNTY - The Johnson County Health and Human Services building looked like a day care Wednesday afternoon as people waited to receive the first dose of the H1N1 influenza vaccine available to priority...
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DES MOINES (AP) - The swine flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.
Officials said Wednesday it's the first known case of the virus...
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Cedar Rapids, IA — Linn County Public Health (LCPH) will be offering Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine Live, Intranasal to priority groups this Friday November 6th at Hawkeye Downs located...
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CHICAGO (AP) - As the swine flu spreads across the nation public health officials are pleading with the ill to stay home until the fever goes away.
But many American workers face tough choices about...
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DES MOINES- The Iowa Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend both seasonal and H1N1 vaccines for pregnant women.
Now three weeks after the H1N1 influenza...
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JOHNSON COUNTY - 900 doses of H1N1 vaccine available, without charge, for specific groups at Johnson County's first vaccine clinic this Wednesday.
Doug Beardsley is getting ready for tight space in...
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JOHNSON COUNTY - Johnson County Public Health will begin offering H1N1 influenza vaccine to priority groups identified below beginning next Wednesday, November 4. Clinics will be held at the Johnson County...
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MAQUOKETA - Dozens of families waited in line Tuesday afternoon for H1N1 flu vaccinations. Jackson County administered just 200 doses of the vaccine, however, out not all the people getting them were...
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CEDAR RAPIDS - Just because President Obama signed an Emergency Declaration for H1N1 Flu on Saturday, “there is no indication that the flu is more dangerous,” said Doug Beardsley, director of Johnson County...
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DECORAH - Winneshiek Medical Center joins the list of area hospitals putting restrictions on visitors to help decrease the spread of the H1N1 flu.
Officials at the hospital are only allowing people...
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DES MOINES (KCCI) - A huge crowd of people seeking H1N1 vaccinations quickly exhausted Polk County's available supply on Sunday, forcing officials to turn many people away.
The line for vaccinations...
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CEDAR RAPIDS - Mercy Medical Center's emergency department isn't testing for the H1N1 flu, but based on the symptoms and the fact it's in the area, staff there says the majority of sick patients have H1N1....
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DES MOINES - H1N1 is widespread across the country and increasing in almost every state, according to the latest government figures.
Health officials blame H1N1 for the deaths of at least 95 children...
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The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) reports the 2009 H1N1 virus continues to spread rapidly throughout Iowa. While most Iowans will recover from the virus without needing to seek medical attention,...
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Watch the October 23rd CDC briefing on H1N1 flu and vaccine distribution. The briefing was led by CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden.
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IOWA CITY - Children will not be allowed to visit patients at Iowa City’s three hospitals until risk of the H1N1 flu pandemic has passed.
Other hospital restrictions also went into effect today in Johnson...
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DES MOINES (AP) - Polk County health officials have tightened the eligibility rules for the swine flu vaccine.
So far, the department has given about 8,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccination, with relatively...
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MARION - The threat of student's getting H1N1 is a constant battle at area schools. Schools continue to take preventative measures to stop the spread of the virus including; instructing students proper...
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LINN COUNTY - Many of you called us, asking where can you can get the H1N1 vaccine. Turns out, that's a good question.
We asked Linn County Public Health. They said right now only those at...
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CEDAR RAPIDS - A new poll finds that while Americans have become increasingly alarmed about H1N1 flu, almost half are wary of getting their families vaccinated against the disease.
The survey shows...
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MARION (AP) - The Linn-Mar School District has postponed a student reading program because of concerns about the flu.
Linn-Mar canceled its America Reads program, which had been scheduled for Thursday.
America...
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Use the Flu Self-Assessment, based on material from Emory University, to:
* Learn whether you have the symptoms of H1N1 flu (swine flu)
* Help you decide what to do next
WASHINGTON D.C. - New studies show the H1N1 is a young person's disease.
According to the CDC they make up the vast majority of the flu's hospitalizations and deaths.
The vaccine is slow in...
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CEDAR RAPIDS - St. Luke's and Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids are offering free sessions to clear up confusions about the H1N1 flu.
The first program is Tuesday night from 6-7 in St. Luke's Resource...
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CHICAGO - In Florida, state health officials are planning for possible health care rationing in case the h1n1 flu overwhelms hospital facilities. It's just one of the difficult dilemmas the public is facing...
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CEDAR RAPIDS – The H1N1 flu is attacking eastern Iowa. Mercy Medical Center and St. Luke's Hospital report their emergency rooms had record-breaking numbers of patients this weekend because of the flu.
In...
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Read the Q&A with Linn County Public Health Director Curtis Dickson (11:00 - noon on Tuesday, October 20th)
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DES MOINES (AP) - Public health officials say nearly 2,000 free H1N1 flu vaccines at the Iowa State Fairgrounds ran out in less than four hours.
The Polk County Health Department offered both shots...
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CEDAR RAPIDS - Both Mercy Medical Center and St. Luke's Hospital have seen more than a 20% increase in emergency room patients this week. They blame the flu for many of those cases. Now, the hospitals...
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DES MOINES (AP) - Iowa health officials say cases of the flu are increasing in school, with 56 schools in 23 counties reporting earlier this week that at least 10 percent of their students were absent...
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CEDAR RAPIDS - Both the Linn and Johnson County Health Departments say most flu cases right now are probably the H1N1 strain.
The health departments say they're putting almost as much work into fighting...
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ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (AP) - Classes will be canceled at Ashwaubenon High School on Thursday and Friday due to an unusually high number of student absences.
School officials say flu like symptoms have caused...
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CEDAR RAPIDS - To educate the public and answer questions, St. Luke’s Hospital is hosting a FREE community program on H1N1 on October 20, 2009. Ryan Sundermann, MD, St. Luke’s Emergency Department medical...
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Seasonal Influenza & H1N1 (Novel Influenza A)
