Area schools are beginning to reopen Tuesday as they reassess the threat posed by H1N1, otherwise known as swine flu.
The flu outbreak had prompted several public and private schools in the city and on Long Island to close.
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Monday that closing more schools would not …
Posted on May 26, 2009 by Swiney .
Posted on May 23, 2009 by Swiney .
U.S. soldiers have been confirmed as the first cases in Kuwait with the new H1N1 flu, the state news agency KUNA reported on Saturday, citing a government official.
The swine flu virus was detected in an unspecified number of soldiers transiting through Kuwait. Some remained quarantined in their military base in …
Posted on May 23, 2009 by Swiney .
Federal health officials said Friday that they will set aside $1 billion to jump-start commercial development of a vaccine against the new H1N1 flu virus now spreading worldwide.
The funding will be used to produce bulk supplies of two key components of a vaccine and to test them in humans. The …
Posted on May 23, 2009 by Swiney .
The federal government has asked three drug companies to make enough swine flu vaccine to immunize at least 20 million people in key positions in health care, national security and emergency services, officials said yesterday.
The order, announced by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, is part of a $1 …