GENEVA (Reuters) – The H1N1 flu pandemic appears to be easing, but a third wave of infections could yet strike, the World Health Organization said Monday. “Pandemic infections are occurring in many countries but overall the pattern is decreasing,” Keiji… Continue Reading
Shasta County health officials say enough swine flu vaccine has arrived in the county that it can now be offered to all residents. Up to now, vaccines against the H1N1 virus have been limited to populations most at risk. Swine flu usually… Continue Reading
New research by a pair of UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine scientists confirms previous theories that people 65 and older may be protected from the most serious effects of the novel H1N1 virus by many decades’ worth of previous… Continue Reading
(Editor’s Note: If that headline doesn’t put Muddy Waters in your head, then you’re no fan of the blues.) People in the North State are singing the weather blues today as the first major storm system of the season continues to… Continue Reading
“Pandemic – Warnings – Fear – Children – Elderly – Swine Flu – Death.” How do we respond responsibly to words like this? The news of the H1N1 swine flu virus is everywhere we turn. The USA Today, dated August… Continue Reading
Some parents whose children attend Redding School of the Arts’ Tamarack site were worried and a bit rattled Wednesday when they received a recorded message from the school related to the H1N1 virus. The message said that one of the student’s parents was… Continue Reading
An adult from Redding is the first Shasta County resident to test positive for the swine flu (H1N1) virus, public health officials learned today. The person had recently traveled to Mexico and has fully recovered after convalescing… Continue Reading
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