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Now there's plenty of H1N1 flu vaccine
Feb 5th, 2010 - Los Angeles Times
doses have been produced but not shipped and instead may be donated overseas. last month, officials with the california department of public health s said they were holding back 1.5 million doses to begin building a stockpile for the next flu season
Spread of Swine Flu Slows
Feb 5th, 2010 - Wall Street Journal
washington-the spread of the h1n1 influenza virus continues to slow across the u.s., the centers for disease control and prevention said friday. while h1n1 activity seems to have leveled off.
Flu activity 'significantly below' normal for January, agency says
Jan 28th, 2010 - Vancouver Sun
canada is now well into its usual flu season and, while the h1n1 virus is still circulating and causing some deaths, it appears to have been kept at bay so far this year. surveillance reports from the public health agency of canada show
For Dekker, it's always flu season
Jan 25th, 2010 - PhysOrg
, was an intern in 1976, a surprise outbreak of swine flu at fort dix, n.j, set health care providers scrambling to immunize americans against a possible epidemic. instead of causing widespread disease, the virus disappeared as unexpectedly
Los Angeles officials call for residents to get flu shot on vaccination week
Jan 10th, 2010 - XinHua
county have allowed us to make the vaccines available to almost everyone over the age of 6 months," said dr. jonathan e. fielding, director of the los angeles county department of public health (lacdph). flu season does not end with the holidays

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Don't Panic! 'Flu' season starts late - be ready!
Apr 27, 2009 - recorded 07:00 EDT Swine flu: Britain should expect cases, says Health Protection Agency chief: www.telegraph.co.uk WHO holding at pandemic alert phase 3 for now: www.cidrap.umn.edu Mexican peso hit by swine flu outbreak: www ...
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Red vs Blue - Cold & Flu Season PSA
Here, the Red and Blue teams talks about the flu season.
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Getting Through Flu Season
Dr. Richard Besser discusses the latest guidelines for the flu.

Flu Season from WikiPedia:

Flu season is a regularly recurring time period characterized by the prevalence of outbreaks of influenza (flu). The season occurs during the cold half of the year in each hemisphere. Influenza activity can sometimes be predicted and even tracked geographically. While the beginning of major flu activity in each season varies by location, in any specific location these minor epidemics usually take about 3 weeks to peak and another 3 weeks to significantly diminish. Individual cases of the flu however, usually only last a few days. In some countries such as Japan, Korea, and China, infected persons sometimes wear a surgical mask out of consideration for others.

Three virus families, Influenzavirus A, B, and C are the main infective agents that cause influenza. During periods of cooler temperature, influenza cases increase roughly tenfold or more. Despite higher incidence of manifestations of the flu during the season, the viruses are actually transmitted throughout populations all year round.