H1N1 (Swine) Flu

• Seven Minnesota counties holding H1N1 vaccination clinics
  At least seven Minnesota counties are holding H1N1 flu vaccination clinics Friday and this weekend.November 20, 2009
• H1N1 vaccines being offered at 7 Minneapolis schools
  H1N1 flu vaccinations will be available at selected schools in Minneapolis Thursday and Friday.November 19, 2009
• Five more H1N1 deaths confirmed in Minn.
  Cases of H1N1 influenza continue to decrease in Minnesota schools, even while five more deaths from the illness were confirmed in the past week, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.November 18, 2009
• Health officials keep quiet about vaccine supplies
  The distribution process for the H1N1 flu vaccine in Minnesota has been shrouded in secrecy to this point. Some Minnesota clinics have withheld information from the public about their vaccine supplies. And the state Health Department has deliberately kept quiet about which clinics and hospitals have received doses.November 17, 2009
• Leaders adjusting sick leave for Capitol staff to combat H1N1
  Leaders in the Minnesota House and Senate are adjusting sick leave policies for staffers to prepare for a potential flu outbreak.November 17, 2009
• Klobuchar seeks better pandemic preparations
  U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar says the country needs to modernize the production of vaccines and take steps to decrease the nation's dependence on foreign producers.November 13, 2009
• Minnesota reports 6 new confirmed H1N1 flu deaths
  Six more Minnesotans have died from H1N1 flu complications and a seventh flu death was likely caused by the H1N1 virus. There have now been 21 confirmed H1N1 deaths since April.November 12, 2009
• Federal health officials meet with Minnesota media on H1N1
  Officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its agencies met with members of the Minnesota media Tuesday to talk about the nation's pandemic influenza response.November 10, 2009
• H1N1 vaccine for hogs aims to prevent mutated virus
  The race to vaccinate humans against H1N1 is the principal focus of health leaders, but a second vaccination effort is about to begin.November 9, 2009
• Some fear H1N1 vaccine campaign is too late
  The H1N1 vaccine campaign is gradually picking up speed in Minnesota, but health officials fear that the doses may be arriving too late for some people who think the worst of the outbreak has passed.November 6, 2009
• Masks for health care workers in short supply
  The Centers for Disease Control says health care workers should wear a specific kind of facemask designed to protect them from the H1N1 virus and state officials are scrambling to respond to federal guidelines as Minnesota's supply of the masks is running out.November 5, 2009
• Dr. Michael Osterholm answers questions about the H1N1 flu
  Minnesota health officials are reporting three more deaths from H1N1 flu and another death from a flu-like illness that wasn't confirmed as H1N1. However, the number of schools reporting outbreaks dropped considerably in the past week. Dr. Michael Osterholm joins Midday to discuss the latest news about H1N1 and to take listener questions about the flu.Midday, November 5, 2009
• Four more flu deaths reported, school outbreaks wane
  Four more deaths have been linked to the flu in Minnesota, but the number of schools reporting outbreaks dropped considerably in the past week, health officials said Wednesday.November 4, 2009
• Cat in Iowa tests positive for H1N1 flu virus
  State officials in Iowa have confirmed a case of H1N1 in a cat, the first known instance of a cat contracting the virus from people.November 4, 2009
• Minn. counties planning vaccinations clinics for kids
  Minnesota counties are ironing out the final details on public vaccination clinics for kids that could begin as early as Nov. 16. The doses will only be available to children aged 9 and under.November 4, 2009

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