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False ‘Death Panel’ Rumor Has Some Familiar Roots
Liability Protections for People Involved in H1N1 Vaccination Campaign
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Massachusetts: Dentists, pharmacists and paramedics to administer H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine
STATE ADOPTS EMERGENCY RULES TO EXPAND POOL OF FLU VACCINE ADMINISTRATORS By Gintautas Dumcius STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, AUG. 12, 2009…..Faced with budget cutbacks at the local level and the need… Read more »
Global healthcare takes more than a pill (PS)
AS THE United States works on a comprehensive global health strategy as part of its commitment to fighting world poverty, it faces an opportune moment to move beyond tracking the… Read more »
IOM hears diverse findings on PPE for flu
Aug 12, 2009 (CIDRAP News) – A task force of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), charged with making recommendations about how to protect healthcare workers against novel H1N1 influenza, today… Read more »
Globe Aug 13 ’09 State takes extra steps to battle flu in fall: Deputizes dentists, others to help with vaccinations
By Stephen Smith, Globe Staff | August 13, 2009 Massachusetts health authorities took the unprecedented step yesterday of deputizing dentists, paramedics, and pharmacists to help administer vaccines against both the… Read more »
Health fund for jobless runs low (MS)
A unique state program that helps pay most health insurance costs for 27,000 unemployed Massachusetts residents is on the cusp of going broke, setting off a debate between healthcare advocates… Read more »
Don’t Forget About the Bacterial Threat – WSJ.com, Mitchell J. Schwaber and Yehuda Carmeli
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Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) from MDPh Aug. 12 2009
The 2009-10 seasonal flu VISs have been posted at
Hearing Ends With No Ruling August 5, 2009 – Kermit, TX
A longer than expected morning in court ended without a ruling from the judge on a hearing for two nurses indicted in Winkler County.; The Honorable James L. Rex, state… Read more »