Articles tagged: Swine flu
Washtenaw County child contracts swine flu virus from pigs
Posted: Aug 15, 2012The first reported case in Michigan of a variant of swine flu known as H3N2 has surfaced in a Washtenaw County child who caught the virus after contact with pigs, health officials said. Read more »
With poll: Swine flu covered by regular flu shot; CDC recommends those 6 months and older get the vaccine
Posted: Sep 06, 2010Last year, the swine flu sparked the first global flu pandemic in more than 40 years, prompting cattle-call style vaccinations in Washtenaw County. Protection from that particular flu strain shouldn’t warrant the same kind of ... Read more »
Volcanos and Swine Flu - The Fun Of Flying
Posted: May 07, 2010Everybody knows that the airlines have not been doing that well lately. Between the rising cost of fuel and the ongoing hassles of cleaning up after young Nigerian millionaires with exploding underpants, the industry has ... Read more »
Washtenaw County will start offering H1N1 vaccines by appointment this week
Posted: Dec 15, 2009H1N1 flu vaccine will be available by appointment at the Washtenaw County health department this week.Swine flu vaccines will be available by appointment at the Washtenaw County health department's Ypsilanti office starting Wednesday, it was ... Read more »
No lines for Washtenaw County H1N1 vaccine clinic today at Eastern Michigan University
Posted: Dec 11, 2009Still looking to get the swine flu vaccine? There's no wait at the Washtenaw County vaccine clinic being held this afternoon at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center. Officials announced earlier this week the swine ... Read more »
H1N1 vaccine available to general public at EMU clinic today
Posted: Dec 11, 2009Vaccine for the swine flu virus will be available to the general public for the first time today. The vaccine clinic will be held today at the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center, 799 N. Hewitt ... Read more »
H1N1 vaccine available to Washtenaw County general public Friday
Posted: Dec 08, 2009Swine flu vaccine will be available to the general public for the first time this week in Washtenaw County, health officials announced today. The vaccine clinic will be held at Eastern Michigan University's Convocation Center, ... Read more »
In the news today: What's happening with H1N1 flu
Posted: Dec 02, 2009Federal and state health officials are warning residents to beware of online swine flu scams that have been circulating the Internet. Today, officials warned about a particular fraudulent e-mail referencing a Centers for Disease Control ... Read more »
Washtenaw County sets next swine flu clinic in Manchester
Posted: Nov 24, 2009The next mass H1N1 vaccination clinic for Washtenaw County residents in the priority groups will take place at Manchester High School on Dec. 5, the county public health department announced today. Vaccinations will begin at ... Read more »
Veterinary voice: First H1N1 pet death reported in United States
Posted: Nov 24, 2009H1N1: a cat out of the bag? An Oregon cat died from a presumed H1N1 infection on Nov. 7, approximately one week after a child in the household tested positive for the virus. The cat ... Read more »
In the news today: What's happening with H1N1 flu
Posted: Nov 23, 2009As holiday travelers gear up for Thanksgiving festivities that may include crowding in airplanes or around the table, Michigan health officials are urging individuals to show extra caution in preventing the spread of the H1N1 ... Read more »
Updated 1 p.m.: Washtenaw County H1N1 flu vaccine clinic still distributing wristbands
Posted: Nov 22, 2009The Washtenaw County H1N1 or swine flu vaccine clinic has been running smoothly and still had about a third of its remaining wristbands available hours after it began distributing them this morning. Health workers said ... Read more »
Dexter area family of H1N1 victim says infection hit "fast and hard"
Posted: Nov 21, 2009Dexter area residents Sandy and Jim Darrow aren’t sure what they'll be doing for Thanksgiving dinner this year. They always spent it at their son Rob Darrow’s house in Chelsea, where he’d cook a few ... Read more »
Updated 6:30 p.m.: Health department confirms first H1N1 death in Washtenaw County
Posted: Nov 19, 2009The first death of a Washtenaw County resident with the H1N1 or swine flu virus was confirmed by county health officials Thursday afternoon.Despite the news, local officials say there seems to have been a slight drop in flu ... Read more »
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