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Oklahoma City firefighter Brian Foreman injects a woman with H1N1 vaccine at the Centennial Building at State Fair Park Tuesday morning, Nov. 24, 2009. Photo by Jim Beckel, The Oklahoman
State leads region in H1N1 vaccinations
The percentage of Oklahomans receiving the swine flu vaccine is higher than other states in a five-state region, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
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Figures show H1N1 flu shots didn’t always reach needy
Fri, Mar 19, 2010
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ATLANTA — Last fall, as swine flu cases mounted and parents desperately sought to protect their kids, the hard-to-get vaccine was handed out in some surprising places: the Royal Caribbean...
Flu kills two in Oklahoma; H1N1 certain in 1 case
Fri, Mar 12, 2010
After being out of the news for several weeks, the flu was reported Thursday to have caused two more Oklahoma deaths. They are the first such fatalities reported in the state since early January,...
Swine flu risks seen as higher for blacks in Oklahoman
Fri, Feb 12, 2010
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Black people appear to be at an increased risk of hospitalization or death from swine flu, according to the Oklahoma City-County Health Department. In Oklahoma County, blacks make up 14 percent of...
Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic at its end?
Fri, Feb 5, 2010
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ATLANTA — If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn’t over, it certainly looks as if it’s on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed...
Oklahoma Briefs
Thu, Jan 28, 2010
CHICKASHA Man charged in accident Brandon Lance Dunn, 34, of Chickasha, surrendered Tuesday to face a charge of vehicular manslaughter. He’s accused of driving an off-road vehicle on a rural...
Oklahoma leads region in H1N1 vaccinations
Fri, Jan 22, 2010
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The percentage of Oklahomans receiving the swine flu vaccine is higher than other states in a five-state region, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Oklahoma leads its region...
Oklahoma Briefs
Thu, Jan 14, 2010
SALLISAW Police capture missing inmate An Arkansas inmate who escaped after stabbing a guard at a rest stop was captured near Sallisaw on Thursday. Van Buren, Ark., police Lt. Brent Grill said...
One in seven Oklahomans has received H1N1 vaccine
Wed, Jan 13, 2010
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About one in seven Oklahomans has been vaccinated against swine flu, or H1N1, state health officials reported Tuesday. Health Commissioner Terry Cline told the state Board of Health on Tuesday that...
Cleveland County-area children can get H1N1 vaccination booster shot
Fri, Jan 8, 2010
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NORMAN — Cleveland County Health Department officials continue to offer flu vaccination clinics twice a week at county offices. Both swine flu, or H1N1, and seasonal flu vaccinations are...
Oklahoma's swine flu death toll rises to 40
Fri, Jan 8, 2010
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Forty Oklahomans have now died from swine flu or complications, say health officials, who reported on Thursday the death of a Sequoyah man in September. The cause of death was discovered by state...
Flu cases declining, CDC says
Thu, Dec 31, 2009
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ATLANTA — Health officials say swine flu was widespread in only four states last week, indicating the fall wave of illness is still declining. Swine flu was widespread in seven states the...
Flu sends less patients to Oklahoma hospitals
Thu, Dec 31, 2009
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Five new hospitalizations for flu-like illness and no deaths were reported last week, according to a report released Wednesday by the state Health Department. That’s a significant decline...
State Briefs: Flu clinic hours added
Mon, Dec 28, 2009
OKLAHOMA CITY Flu clinic hours added The Oklahoma City-County Health Department is offering more hours and days for H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccinations at 921 NE 23 in Oklahoma City.The walk-in...
Swine flu vaccine available for children in Norman
Fri, Dec 25, 2009
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NORMAN — Swine flu vaccine is available for younger children who need to get two doses, according to health officials. It is recommended that children younger than 10 years old get a second...
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Important Links
- Swine Flu information from the CDC
- PandemicFlu.gov
- WHO - Influenza-Like Illness in the United States and Mexico
- FDA Press Release: FDA Authorizes Emergency Use of Influenza Medicines, Diagnostic Test in Response to Swine Flu Outbreak in Humans
- GenBank Influenza Virus Resource (swine influenza A (H1N1) sequences)
- Knowit: Flu
- Oklahoma Department of Health Swine Flu & Influenza updates