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Tamiflu-resistant H1N1 cluster reported

Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu.

Gripes about swine flu vaccine abound

When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.

Norfolk woman dies from H1N1

A Norfolk woman is one of three people who recently died from H1N1, Larry Hill with the Virginia Department of Health confirmed to WAVY.com.

Radical measures won't stop H1N1

Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if

Soldiers given onions to fight H1N1

Moldova's army is feeding its soldiers onions and garlic to help them ward off swine flu.

Santas lobby for swine flu shots

Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine.

Novartis: Lower vaccine dose sufficient

Pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG said Tuesday a U.S. clinical study suggests that half a dose of its swine flu vaccine may be sufficient to protect people from

H1N1 vaccination clinics in Hampton

Hampton City Schools have set up two vaccine clinics for this week.

CDC: Swine flu sickened 22M in 6 months

Government health officials say swine flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April. They say about 4,000 have died, including 540 children.

VB H1N1 clinic canceled due to weather

The H1N1 vaccination clinic scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 12 from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Department of Public Health (VBDPH), 4452 Corporation Lane,

WHO: Give at-risk groups drugs early

Doctors should give anti-viral drugs to pregnant women and other at-risk groups as soon as they show clinical symptoms of swine flu to prevent them developing

CDC: 4,000 swine flu deaths in US

Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu — about four times the estimate they've been using.

WHO: Vaccine donation shipping thru May

The World Health Organization says it expects GlaxoSmithKline to complete shipping donations of swine flu vaccine to poor countries by May 2010.

Poll: 33 pct. able to get H1N1 vaccine

Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.

Differences between the flu & a cold

Do you know how the symptoms differ between the common cold, seasonal flu and H1N1? Click here to find out.

Portsmouth annouces H1N1 clinic

The Portsmouth Health Department will hold an H1N1 vaccination clinic for high risk individuals on a first come, first served basis on Saturday, November 7.

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H1N1 Questions

Do you have questions about the H1N1 virus? VDH call center: 877-ASK-VDH3.

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