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• FDA approves swine flu test for permanent use

  May 24, 2010 3:39 PM

  The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved the first diagnostic test for 2009 swine flu under its traditional approval system. The FDA previously cleared several tests on a limited basis for use during the declared public health emergency related to swine flu. The new Simplexa Influenza... more »

• Swine flu shots, while you wait

  February 23, 2010 1:02 PM

  Grabbing a bite to eat, or picking up a magazine aren't the only options for passengers waiting for a flight at a Washington-area airport. Now, travelers can get a swine flu shot while they wait. State and local health officials are giving free H1N1 vaccinations at Dulles International Airport... more »

• Swine flu remains sporadic in Colorado

  February 5, 2010 3:07 PM

  Swine flu activity in Colorado remains sporadic, according to the most recent data gathered by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. For the week ending Jan. 30, the CDC reports that H1N1 swine flu has dwindled dramatically across the country--with Idaho, Montana and Nebraska reporting... more »

• Five new pediatric swine flu deaths in US

  January 29, 2010 2:26 PM

  Five more children have died of confirmed or suspected cases of H1N1 swine flu in the United states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday. For the week ending Jan. 23, four kids died of confirmed swine flu, while a fifth died of influenza A. Further... more »

• WHO slams swine flu critics as 'irresponsible'

  January 26, 2010 6:12 PM

  The World Health Organization has rejected as "irresponsible" allegations that swine flu is a fake pandemic. WHO also dismissed claims it colluded with drug companies to bring economic benefit to the industry by playing up the danger of the new H1N1 influenza strain. WHO officials will meet with... more »

• Swine flu still sporadic in Colorado

  January 22, 2010 4:20 PM

  In statistics released Friday, H1N1 swine flu remains sporadic in Colorado. But illnesses have increased around us--there are localized outbreaks in Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma. Things are even worse in Nevada--it's one of seven states reporting regional outbreak. The good news is that no states have widespread... more »

• Swine flu tougher on diabetics, asthmatics

  January 14, 2010 2:59 PM

  Swine flu is tougher on patients who also suffer from diabetes and asthma, according to the state health department. Ned Calonge, chief medical officer at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said, "Colorado is a state with high asthma and diabetes rates, especially among the Latino and... more »

• Canada to lend Mexico 5 million swine flu doses

  January 8, 2010 11:15 AM

  Canada is lending Mexico 5 million doses of the swine flu vaccine. Federal Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq said in a statement Wednesday that Mexico requested the doses to help bridge that country's immediate pandemic vaccine requirements. The Public Health Agency of Canada says Mexico placed orders with several... more »

• CDC cautions vigilence in H1N1 battle

  January 7, 2010 4:35 PM

  The nation continues to see dwindling numebrs in the H1N1 swine flu outbreak, but the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people to continue good sanitary behavior and get immunized. Dr. Anne Schuchat of the CDC said, "We don't know what's going to happen over the... more »

• H1N1 swine flu vaccine clinics in El Paso County

  January 5, 2010 11:45 AM

  Free H1N1 swine flu vaccines are available in Colorado Springs four days a week, at the Citadel Mall. It's in a store space donated by the mall on the top floor, next to the escalators, across from Dillards. Clinic hours: Mondays, 2 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to... more »

• France unloading swine flu vaccine stockpile

  January 4, 2010 11:52 AM

  France is trying to sell off excess doses of swine flu vaccine. The population of France is just 62-million, but the country purchased 94-million doses of the vaccine. Used so far: 5-million. Qatar has agreed to buy 300,000 doses, while Egypt and Ukraine have also expressed an interest.... more »

• Flu outbreak dwindles in Colorado from October peak

  December 31, 2009 11:48 AM

  The influenza outbreak in Colorado has dwindled to fewer than 20 new hospitalizations a week, down from a peak of nearly 340 during the week of Oct. 11. The state Department of Public Health and Environment reported 14 flu-related hospitalizations last week, although that number could rise if any late... more »

• Swine flu not as contagious as other pandemic strains

  December 31, 2009 11:33 AM

  A new study suggests that swine flu is less contagious than other viruses that have caused major international outbreaks. Specialists at Imperial College London and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say the odds of someone being infected by another person in their household is about one in... more »

• WHO chief: Swine flu pandemic continues

  December 30, 2009 1:26 PM

  Don't count the swine flu out. The head of the World Health Organization says the worst of the swine flu outbreak is over in the United States. Dr. Margaret Chan also says Canada, Britain and some other northern hemisphere countries have seen the worst. But Chan says many more people... more »

• Swine flu vaccine now plentiful in half the states

  December 17, 2009 11:42 AM

  After weeks of shortages, swine flu vaccine is plentiful enough that nearly half the states now say everyone can get it, not just people in high-risk groups. But the good news comes with a challenge for health officials: how to keep persuading people to get vaccinated when swine flu... more »

• Vaccine effective in blocking swine flu

  December 16, 2009 4:45 PM

  Data are in from three big studies of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine -- researchers say adults had at least 95-percent immunity to the swine flu virus after just one dose. Kids under 10 had a lower immune response after one dose -- suggesting they need two, just as the... more »