Novel H1N1 flu (swine flu)

WHYY has the latest on the global spread of novel H1N1 (swine flu) and its impact on the Delaware Valley.
(Photo: Novel H1N1 Swine flu virus, courtesy CDC)

Analyzing the H1N1 flu epidemic
Taunya English – April 15, 2010
Health experts say: Flu viruses are hard to predict.

Seventh H1N1 death reported in Delaware
Stephanie Aldrich – March 10, 2010
A 47 year old man from Kent County is the seventh person in Delaware to die from H1N1 complications.

Sixth H1N1 death reported in Delaware
Stephanie Aldrich – January 7, 2010
A woman from Kent County, Delaware is the sixth person in the state to die from complications stemming from H1N1.

Swine flu cases drop — seasonal flu a no-show
Kerry Grens – January 6, 2010
The pandemic H1N1 flu that killed thousands of people in recent months has sunk into a lull.

No more signs of medication-resistant H1N1 in Delaware
Mark Eichmann – December 17, 2009
Cases of H1N1 were slightly up over the last week in the First State, but there's been no evidence of more antiviral-resistant strains of the virus.

Your chance to get the swine flu shot
Taunya English – December 17, 2009
It may be easier to get the H1N1 vaccine now.

H1N1: The calm before the storm?
Mark Eichmann – December 14, 2009

Drug resistant H1N1 virus found in Delaware
Mark Eichmann – December 9, 2009

PA receives additional H1N1 vaccine
Aaron Moselle – December 9, 2009

Thousands to go through "mass" H1N1 clinics
Bill Cook – November 20, 2009

H1N1 vaccines for high risk groups in Delaware
Mark Eichmann – November 18, 2009

PA offers free swine flu vaccine clinics
Taunya English – November 18, 2009

Enough H1N1 vaccine to share
Taunya English – November 18, 2009

5th Delaware death from H1N1
Mark Eichmann – November 16, 2009

N.J. hospitals may limit visits to prevent flu
Phil Gregory – November 11, 2009

4th H1N1 death in Delaware
Mark Eichmann – November 9, 2009

Few Delaware students get H1N1 vaccine on day one
Mark Eichmann – November 3, 2009

Vaccine scarcity worries pregnant women
Taunya English – November 3, 2009

Delaware students start getting H1N1 vaccine
Mark Eichmann – November 2, 2009

H1N1 flu cases rise, vaccine difficult to find
Scott Detrow – October 30, 2009

More than 1,000 H1N1 cases in Delaware this month
Mark Eichmann – October 29, 2009

Flu causes spike in ER visits
Kerry Grens – October 28, 2009

2nd Delawarean dies of H1N1 complications
Mark Eichmann – October 28, 2009

H1N1 vaccine arrives slowly
Taunya English – October 22, 2009

First Delawarean dies of H1N1
Mark Eichmann – October 22, 2009

Dwindling flu shots in Delaware
Mark Eichmann – October 20, 2009

CDC recommends H1N1 vaccine for children
Taunya English – October 16, 2009

Making vaccines faster
Kerry Grens – October 14, 2009

69 new H1N1 cases in Delaware
Mark Eichmann – October 8, 2009

H1N1 vaccine arrives
Kerry Grens – October 8, 2009
Swine flu vaccine is coming to a doctor's office or health clinic near you.

Phila schools to give out H1N1 vaccine
Kerry Grens – October 8, 2009
School nurses in Philadelphia gathered yesterday to receive training for something they usually don't do: Give kids vaccines.

Officials: avoid ER for flu
Kerry Grens – October 5, 2009

Doctors urge pregnant women to take the H1N1 flu shot
Taunya English – October 1, 2009

Flu vaccine is mandatory for CHOP, Penn Medicine workers
Taunya English – September 29, 2009

Do hand sanitizers work?
Kerry Grens – September 25, 2009

Working with a pandemic
Kerry Grens – September 24, 2009

Distributing the swine flu vaccine
Taunya English – September 10, 2009

Health officials say use anti-flu meds judiciously
Taunya English – September 4, 2009

Many may refuse the flu shot
Kerry Grens – August 28, 2009

Swine flu vaccine due in October
Taunya English – August 27, 2009

NJ health officials plan for swine flu
Phil Gregory – July 14, 2009

Feds dish out flu preparedness money
Kerry Grens – July 10, 2009

States to split $350M for flu prep
Kerry Grens – July 9, 2009

Sanofi will donate H1N1 vaccine
Kerry Grens – June 18, 2009

Surge in local flu cases
Kerry Grens – June 12, 2009

World Health Org declares flu outbreak a pandemic
Kerry Grens – June 11, 2009

First swine flu death in Pennsylvania
Taunya English – June 5, 2009

N.J. reports more swine flu cases
Phil Gregory – May 28, 2009

Flu outbreaks continue
Kerry Grens – May 15, 2009

Swine flu sinks pork sales
Taunya English – May 14, 2009

How the flu kills
Kerry Grens – May 7, 2009

Sanofi to ramp up flu shot production
Kerry Grens – May 6, 2009

Tracking H1N1 in PA
Taunya English – May 6, 2009

Q & A on H1N1 (swine) flu with Dr. Marla Gold
Kerry Grens – May 4, 2009

Anxiety spreads along with swine flu
Maiken Scott – May 4, 2009

Schools are on watch for swine flu
Bill Cook – May 1, 2009

Docs reassure the “worried well”
Taunya English – May 1, 2009

Naming the new flu
Taunya English – May 1, 2009

H1N1 vaccine production in earliest stages
Kerry Grens – May 1, 2009

H1N1 flu confirmed locally
Kerry Grens – May 1, 2009

Conserving the anti-flu supplies
Taunya English – May 1, 2009

Flu meds en route
Kerry Grens – April 29, 2009

Testing technology coming to states
Taunya English – April 29, 2009

Flu pursuit a “marathon”
Kerry Grens – April 29, 2009

Del. beefs up Swine Flu efforts
Bill Cook – April 28, 2009

Preparing for swine flu
Taunya English – April 27, 2009

Docs looking for swine flu signs
Taunya English – April 27, 2009

Delaware Valley ready with antiviral meds
Taunya English – April 27, 2009

Hospitals prep for swine flu
Kerry Grens – April 27, 2009

What you should do:
Health officials urge people to wash their hands frequently, contact a doctor if they feel ill, and avoid contact with people who are sick.
P.J. Brennan, chief medical officer of Penn Health System and an infectious disease doctor, recommends against the emergency room if a person has the sniffles.

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