Topic: Anne Schuchat
AFP American Edition | 2009-10-16 22:00:13
<div><p>US health officials warned Friday that deliveries of swine flu vaccine are likely to be delayed even as influenza deaths climb, with children hit particularly hard.</p><p>Eleven more children were reported to have died of flu in a single week, 10 of them from swine flu, bringing the ...
consumeraffairs.com | 2009-10-14 16:02:40
<div id="subtitle">Health officials fear shortage of ICU beds</div><div><p>The H1N1 flu is now widespread in 37 states, and health officials fear the nation may not have enough intensive care unit beds to accommodate those stricken by the most severe form of the disease.</p>< ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2009-10-13 19:39:31
<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most of the people who have died from the new pandemic H1N1 flu had underlying conditions such as asthma, but 45 percent seemed healthy, according to the largest study yet of U.S. cases.</p><p>Children with sickle cell and other blood diseases have a special risk ...
AP Features | 2009-10-11 17:13:47
<div><p>A top U.S. health official says the risks from not getting the swine flu vaccine are greater than any potential risks associated with the vaccine.</p><p>Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says she's surprised by all the misinformation going around about ...
