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• High Demand Leaves Short Supply of Flu Shots

  January 10, 2013 9:10 PM

  The flu is making headlines in Southern Colorado again, but not for the number of cases this time, but because of the number of people trying to prevent it. The high demand for flu vaccines is leaving doctors' offices and clinics in short supply. Just this week, Kaiser Permanente... more »

• STATE: Flu hospitalizations climbing fast this season Play Video

  January 9, 2013 7:53 PM

  It's a familiar scene for many right now; the waiting room. Many people are waiting for the results of a flu test. Flu season typically runs from about October to May. Last year the flu put 543 people into Colorado hospitals, according to the Department of Public Health and... more »

• Universal flu vaccine tested on humans for first time

  February 7, 2011 9:36 AM

  (MSNBC)-A universal flu vaccine has been successfully tested on humans with the disease for the first time, it was reported Monday. The U.K.'s Guardian newspaper said that unlike existing vaccines, this one, which was tested by scientists at Britain's Oxford University, does not need to be changed every year... more »

• State health department announces Facebook flu contest

  December 7, 2010 7:24 PM

  The Colorado Adult Immunization Coalition and the Colorado Health Department will sponsor an online flu contest on Facebook to encourage people to get vaccinations. Participants are asked to take their picture after receiving their flu vaccination and upload it on the "Enough Excuses" contest Facebook page . Two... more »

• Flu vaccines safe for those with egg allergies

  October 15, 2010 9:02 AM

  Flu vaccines are grown in chicken eggs--problematic for people allergic to eggs. But this flu season, people with egg allergies shouldn't be worried about getting the seasonal influenza vaccine, which includes protection against H1N1, experts say. A new study found that the vaccines are safe for people with egg... more »

• Walgreen's offers flu shot gift cards

  September 12, 2010 11:09 PM

  Walgreen's wants you to give the gift that keeps on giving. How about a flu shot? Walgreen's is now offering gift cards that are good for flu shots only. The cards are available at stores and online. "It provides protection from three different strains of viruses: H1N1, H3N2, and... more »

• Flu vaccine arrives in southern Colorado

  August 30, 2010 10:02 PM

  You may have seen a few signs the flu season is on the horizon. Some pharmacies around southern Colorado have the flu shot available now. Not everyone plans to get one. "I just tend to be a healthy individual, and I never seem to get things," explains Dave Urban.... more »

• H1N1 fears led to record seasonal flu vaccinations

  April 29, 2010 2:04 PM

  Health officials say a record 40 percent of Americans got ordinary flu vaccinations last year, and fear of swine flu played a role. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the jump was most dramatic in children, but there was also a large jump in vaccinations of healthy... more »

• H1N1 vaccines available at store pharmacies

  January 11, 2010 3:32 PM

  The Colorado State Health department is urging people to get a H1N1 vaccination if you haven't already done so. It's part of the health department's "Enough Excuses" flu vaccination campaign which kicked off Sunday. This is National Influenza Vaccination week. Hundreds showed up for a free shot or nasal spray... more »

• Sebelius: Ample flu vaccine will be available

  October 26, 2009 10:13 AM

  Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says vaccine for the swine flu virus "is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the production line." Sebelius said in a nationally broadcast interview Monday that it's unfortunate supplies are not where officials intended them to be at this... more »

• H1N1 clinic planned Thursday in Pueblo

  October 19, 2009 12:33 PM

  The Pueblo City-County Health Department plans to hold an H1N1 Swine Flu clinic on Thursday with both nasal spray and injections. Nasal spray arrived last week and vaccine designed for injections should be here soon, according to the Health Department. This clinic is for pregnant women, caregivers of... more »

• Colorado set to receive H1N1 vaccine

  October 1, 2009 7:04 PM

  Our state will get its first doses of the H1N1 vaccine, late next week. The state health department says it expects an initial shipment of 53,800 doses, and the vaccines will be made available to Denver area hospitals and front-line emergency workers across the state. This first batch will... more »

• WHO: Pandemic flu vaccine production to fall short

  September 18, 2009 9:20 AM

  The World Health Organization says global production of vaccines for pandemic flu will be "substantially less" than the previous maximum forecast of 94 million doses a week. WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl says the number of doses produced in a year will fall short of the 4.9 billion doses the... more »

• Government approves new swine flu vaccine

  September 15, 2009 2:03 PM

  The Food and Drug Administration approved the new swine flu vaccine Tuesday, a long-anticipated step as the government works to get vaccinations under way next month. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced the vaccine's approval to Congress - and says she hopes to get the first limited supplies... more »

• Drug maker says one-dose swine flu vaccine may work

  September 3, 2009 12:06 PM

  A Swiss drugmaker says one of its swine flu vaccines may work with just one dose, rather than two as previously expected. That word from Novartis comes as China approved a swine flu vaccine which its producer, Sinovac, says will also work with just one dose. Most experts had thought... more »