Topic: Anne Schuchat
AP News | 2009-10-21 17:57:35
<div id="subtitle">Top CDC official concedes production of swine flu vaccine lagging, urges health precautions</div><div><p>A top-ranking official of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says production of a vaccine for swine flu virus is behind schedule and people should take precautionary steps to prevent its spread ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-10-20 20:00:30
<div><p>Swine flu is "a younger person's disease," with more than half of hospitalizations and nearly a quarter of deaths from H1N1 involving people under the age of 25, a top health official said Tuesday.</p><p>Fifty-three percent of nearly 4,900 laboratory-confirmed cases of swine flu between September ...
AP Features | 2009-10-17 08:08:49
<div><p>As the swine flu outbreak strikes the U.S. early and hard, health officials note a worrisome number of child deaths and warn that supplies of vaccine will remain scarce for at least the next couple of weeks.</p><p>Delays in producing the vaccine mean 28 million to 30 ...
AFP Global Edition | 2009-10-16 22:00:17
<div><p>US health officials warned Friday that deliveries of swine flu vaccine may be delayed as influenza deaths climbed above epidemic levels in most states, hitting children particularly hard.</p><p>Eleven more children were reported to have died of flu in a single week, with 10 of the pediatric deaths ...
