ATLANTA – There has been an upsurge in visits to doctors for Swine Flu and deaths associated with flu and pneumonia are again higher than the national epidemic threshold, the CDC said in a report released on Saturday. “Visits to doctors for influenza-like illness (ILI) nationally increased slightly this week over last week. This is [...]
OTTAWA – Nine more Canadians have died from Swine Flu in the one week period leading up to December 30, to take the national death toll to 410. Four people died in Alberta, B.C. reported one death, Ontario had three more deaths while New Brunswick had one. Ontario’s death toll from the H1N1 virus now [...]
OTTAWA – A total of 25 Canadians have died from Swine Flu in a seven day period from Dec. 10. Seven of those deaths occurred between Dec. 15 to Dec. 17 while 18 were reported between Dec. 10 and Dec. 15. Ontario has chalked up the highest fatalities – 15 – in seven days even [...]
VICTORIA – B.C.’s death toll from Swine Flu has reached 51 with four new fatalities and 23 hospitalizations added to the list since Dec. 8, according to a ministry of health report released Tuesday. Two of the deaths occurred during the period Dec. 8 to Dec. 15 while two deaths which occurred during the previous [...]
By Salim Jiwa ATLANTA - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control now says between 14 million to 34 million Americans fell ill from Swine Flu between April and October 17 and so far it has provided a gross under-count of the number of people who have died or been hospitalized. Meanwhile, 34 more children have [...]
By Salim Jiwa CALGARY, Alberta – (Update) A heart-broken and worried mother says those who don’t think you need a vaccine to fight off Swine Flu should visit her comatose son in hospital where he has been on life-support since Nov. 2. Latest: Michael died on Dec. 15. Read about the tragedy here. “He has [...]
VANCOUVER – B.C.’s chief health officer says a third wave of Swine Flu is a real possibility and as many people as possible should get themselves vaccinated to avoid “serious complications or at best a nasty seven-day” flu.
ATLANTA – U.S pediatric deaths from Swine Flu continued to mount with the Centers for Disease Control reporting 26 confirmed and eight unconformed deaths from the virus in one week. Since Aug. 30, 98 pediatric deaths have been confirmed from Swine Flu while 19 deaths remained unsubtyped but were probably caused by the H1N1 virus. [...]
(Update) Hospital emergency rooms in B.C. are being jammed by people with flu like illness with 80 kids turning up per day at B.C. Children’s Hospital and 350 people showing up at 12 hospitals in the Fraser Health Region every day.
Obama declares national emergency over Swine Flu as CDC director Tom Frieden says “many millions” have been infected and 22,000 sent to hospital. 102 children have died.
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