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CDC: H1N1 cases decrease as vaccine availability increases

Health officials on Friday reported a slight decrease in H1N1 flu activity nationwide.

Poll: Majority of adult Americans don't want H1N1 shot

More than half of all adult Americans say they don't want to get the H1N1 flu vaccine, according to a new national poll.

H1N1 vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur gives tour to journalists

Vaccine manufacturing giant Sanofi Pasteur opened its doors to the media Wednesday, inviting reporters to a first-of-its-kind, up-close look at its H1N1 flu vaccine production facility.

H1N1 vaccine arrives for troops in war zones, but not enough

The first shipment of H1N1 vaccine set aside for U.S. troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan arrived late Tuesday, but it contains only half the amount requested.

Pentagon: Defense personnel to get H1N1 vaccine before Gitmo detainees

The Pentagon stressed Tuesday that detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, won't be receiving H1N1 flu vaccinations until well after all Department of Defense active duty and civilian employees have received their vaccinations.

Clinical trial: One dose of H1N1 vaccine will protect pregnant women

Nearly all healthy pregnant women who receive a single dose of the H1N1 flu vaccine will be protected from that flu, according to just-released clinical trial data.

Is the H1N1 shot containing thimerosal safe for my 1-year-old?

My pediatrician's office has only the H1N1 flu nasal spray vaccine and the shot that contains thimerosal. I would like my 1-year-old son to receive the vaccine. Since he is too young for the nasal spray, is it better for him to get the shot with thimerosal or wait for the shot without the preservative?

CDC: H1N1 spreading even as supply of vaccine grows

As the new H1N1 flu virus keeps spreading, more vaccine is available to fight it, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

New York's Gov. Paterson declares H1N1 state of emergency

Broadening the number of health care professionals who can administer vaccine, New York Gov. David Paterson issued a sweeping executive order Thursday officially declaring a state of emergency due to the increase in H1N1 cases, including 75 H1N1-related deaths in New York state.

Frustration looms as H1N1 vaccines run out

Yessica Maher of Los Angeles, California, feels let down. She had wanted to get the H1N1 vaccine for herself and her children, but that's proving to be difficult.

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