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‘Fake’ Swine Flu Pandemic To Sell Vaccines? WHO Says “No Way”
GENEVA – The World Health Organization on Monday slammed as “irresponsible” critics who claim swine flu is a fake pandemic created for the benefit of drug companies. The U.N. health agency said the outbreak of a new strain of H1N1... (Continue reading)
Many Nurses Upset By New York State Mandated Flu Vaccines
The state Health Department is requiring that all direct care workers and those with whom they have contact be vaccinated for seasonal flu and the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu. “Although we encourage registered nurses to get a... (Continue reading)
Nurses Association demands medical masks for swine flu protection
By Richard Sisk and Erica Pearson DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITERS Saturday, September 5th 2009 Nurses across the state are demanding medical masks that effectively protect them from swine flu. A day after scientists said health care workers who come in... (Continue reading)
BREAKING: Nassau County’s First Swine Flu Related Death – Pregnant Woman
RIDGELY OCHS | AND MICHAEL FRAZIER. ridgely.ochs@newsday.com. michael.frazier@newsday.com 6:33 PM EDT, June 16, 2009 A young woman who had just given birth became the first apparent death from swine flu in Nassau County Tuesday, while New York City announced seven... (Continue reading)
Breaking: First Swine Flu Death(s) On Long Island Reported
RIDGELY OCHS | ridgely.ochs@newsday.com 5:33 PM EDT, June 15, 2009 Long Island has its first deaths from swine flu. Two Brookhaven residents died last week of the virus, Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. Humayun Chaudhry announced Monday. They were a... (Continue reading)
Three More Swine Flu Deaths Reported In NYC – Total Dead At 12
BY MICHAEL FRAZIER | michael.frazier@newsday.com 9:13 PM EDT, June 10, 2009 The number of deaths related to swine flu in New York City has reached double digits, with 12 deaths since the outbreak began in April in Queens, health officials... (Continue reading)
Plagues of New York – Health Crisis History of NYC (1790′s – Today)
By Tim Murphy | Published May 24, 2009 City health czar Tom Frieden, who’s leaving to run the Centers for Disease Control, expanded the idea of a “public-health emergency”—once the domain of deadly epidemics—to include societally borne ills like smoking... (Continue reading)
13 New Swine Flu Cases In Nassau County
BY MATTHEW CHAYES | matthew.chayes@newsday.com 12:13 AM EDT, May 20, 2009 There are 13 new swine flu diagnoses in Nassau, the county health department announced late Tuesday night, bringing to 36 the county’s total number of confirmed cases. Because eight... (Continue reading)
School Nurse Spotted First Swine Flu Case In New York
BY Stephanie Gaskell | DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER Monday, May 18th 2009, 2:19 PM The school nurse who spotted the first case of swine flu in New York has some good, old-fashioned advice for other nurses trying to identify the... (Continue reading)
NYC Health Department Closes 4 More Schools In Queens
BY MICHAEL FRAZIER | michael.frazier@newsday.com 4:33 PM EDT, May 18, 2009 The school closures keep coming. The city Health Department closed four more schools in Queens Monday because dozens of students reported influenza-like symptoms. The schools, which will be closed... (Continue reading)