Public Health, Alabama Department of - H1N1-Flu

While the influenza season has not ended, most Alabamians still have not received the 2009 H1N1 vaccine. The Alabama Department of Public Health urges everyone to get the H1N1 influenza vaccine n...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health estimates 61,800 doses of H1N1 influenza nasal mist vaccine involved in a current recall were shipped to providers in the state. The doses were shipped to ...

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Effective Dec. 22, the Alabama Department of Public Health is offering H1N1 influenza vaccine to the entire community. Previously the vaccine was restricted to those in priority groups at greates...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health is returning 5,200 doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine because of a voluntary recall from the manufacturer. The recall was issued for reasons unrelated to vacc...

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Staff members of Public Health Area 1 in Northwest Alabama have administered 11,700 doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine at county health departments and school-based clinics. Vaccine is being made av...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health will begin offering nasal mist flu vaccine to kindergarten through third grade students in Alabama schools at voluntary H1N1 influenza vaccination clinics....

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Limited quantities of the novel H1N1 vaccine will be available for the following groups: · Pregnant women · Household and caregiver contacts of children younger than 6 months of age (parents, s...

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County health departments will start administering a limited number of doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine to individuals in targeted high-risk groups beginning Wednesday at locations throughout the ...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health was notified this week about the death of a man in his 50s from Cherokee County who tested positive for 2009 H1N1 influenza. This brings the total number o...

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Alabama has received 5,300 doses of nasal mist H1N1 influenza vaccine and has been informed that an additional 24,000 doses of nasal mist vaccine have been shipped to arrive in Alabama. The vast ...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health was notified Tuesday about the death of a man in his 50s from Mobile County who tested positive for 2009 H1N1 influenza. This brings the total number of de...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health was notified Friday about the deaths of four additional individuals: a woman in her 30s and a man in his 60s from Montgomery County, a man in his 40s from ...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health has been notified in the past week about the deaths of three individuals: a man in his 60s from Talladega County, a woman in her 50s from Madison County, a...

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Alabama has experienced an elevated number of influenza-like illnesses during the past six weeks. Of 51 positive specimens tested by the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories last week, 50 were confirm...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health has been notified about the death of a woman in her 50s who resides in Dale County. Specimens showed she tested positive for 2009 H1N1 influenza.

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Two additional deaths of Alabama residents have been reported to the Alabama Department of Public Health. Specimens from both men tested positive for H1N1 influenza

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The 2009 H1N1 virus remains the dominant virus in Alabama, with more than 99 percent of the recently circulating influenza viruses confirmed as that strain. The frequency of disease shows that th...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health has been informed that a school-age child from Jackson County has died from influenza.

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Novel H1N1 influenza continues circulating in Alabama. New guidance has been given to businesses, institutions of higher education and the public.

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An influenza immunization is the best way to protect children's health during the flu season. Target groups for the Novel H1N1 influenza vaccine include children 6 months and older through adults...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed its first novel H1N1 influenza case in Autauga County. As of June 3, there were 92 confirmed and 8 probable cases of novel H1N1 influenza in ...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed its first novel H1N1 influenza cases in Baldwin, Colbert and Dale counties. As of May 29, there are 85 confirmed and 9 probable cases of nove...

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While the Alabama Department of Public Health has improved its laboratory capacity to test for novel H1N1 influenza, the recent outbreak of H1N1 influenza indicates the need for further state lab...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health has confirmed two cases of novel H1N1 influenza in Coffee County residents recently. Statewide the total number of confirmed cases is 59, and there are als...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health has identified 14 new cases of novel H1N1 influenza, including the first cases identified in Etowah and Mobile counties. This brings the total number of pr...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health has identified 9 new cases of novel H1N1 influenza. This brings the total number of probable and confirmed cases to 41, of which 27 have been confirmed.

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The Alabama Department of Public Health has received validation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to perform the testing that confirms probable novel influenza H1N1 cases not pr...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health announces additional probable cases of influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) have been identified, including three cases in children from Montgomery County. As of M...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health announces one additional probable case of influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) has been identified in a child from Madison County. As of May 7, Alabama has 26 case...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health announces there are 7 additional probable cases of influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) identified on the afternoon of May 5, all from Madison County. As of May 5 ...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health recommends a change on how to respond if a child with influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) is identified in a school or day care center. The Centers for Disease Co...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health announces the first probable H1N1 (swine) influenza case in a college student attending Troy University. The female student in her 20s was diagnosed by a h...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health announces there currently 13 probable or confirmed H1N1 (swine) flu cases in Alabama which include four H1N1 flu cases which were confirmed by the Centers ...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health announces five additional probable cases of H1N1 swine) influenza from Madison County and Alabama’s first case of H1N1 influenza confirmed by the Centers...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health announces the fourth probable swine flu case in Alabama. This most recent case was a child who attended the same school as the first two children with prob...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health announces the first swine flu case in Montgomery County. An individual in their 20s was evaluated by a local physician and is recuperating at home. The ind...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health announces the detection of two probable cases of swine flu in students attending Heritage Elementary School in the City of Madison. The children were seen ...

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All eight samples evaluated by the Alabama Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Clinical Laboratories were found to be negative for swine flu. An additional 29 samples are currently being ev...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health Bureau of Clinical Laboratories has received more than 70 samples to screen for swine influenza. Two probable cases of swine flu were identified in element...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health is working with health care providers and hospitals to identify any possible cases of swine flu in Alabama. Eight samples from individuals with flu-like sy...

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The Alabama Department of Public Health has been actively monitoring the outbreak of human cases of swine influenza virus. The department has been providing information to doctors and hospitals, ...

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