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Story Archives of 'H1N1'
New Hampshire to Hold H1N1 Vaccine Clinics
By Elaine Grant on Monday, November 23, 2009.New Hampshire public health officials are scheduling swine flu vaccination clinics around the state starting this week.
But the clinics are limited to certain groups of at-risk people.
NHPR’s Elaine Grant has more.
NH Short on H1N1 Vaccine
By Elaine Grant on Monday, November 23, 2009.Like every other state, New Hampshire has a shortage of H1N1 vaccine.
Public health officials are trying to conserve doses for those at highest risk.
NHPR’s Elaine Grant has the details.
Public Health Office Tries to Set Timeline
By Dan Gorenstein on Wednesday, November 4, 2009.The state Department of Public Health wants to clear up any confusion around schools holding H1N1 flu clinics.
New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports.
Stopping Fake Swine Flu Cures
By Virginia Prescott on Monday, October 26, 2009.
A dramatic surge in swine flu cases in 46 states prompted President Obama to declare the pandemic a national emergency over the weekend. The first batch of H1N1 vaccine arrived in New Hampshire earlier this month, but dosages fell short of covering the priority populations of young children, pregnant women, and professionals who work with high-risk patients.
A national shortage of vaccines, combined with the media frenzy surrounding H1N1, has prompted some less than reputable companies to release counterfeit flu cures.
Think swine flu shampoos, fake doses of Tamiflu, even machines that claim to shoot flu-stopping protons through the body. The Food and Drug Administration is teaming up with the Federal Trade Commission to crack down on sketchy swine flu products. Alyson Saben is Deputy Director of the FDA’s Office of Enforcement and leader of the agency’s H1N1 Consumer Protection Team.
The Los Angeles Times: FDA cracks down on Internet sales of swine flu 'cures'
An Update on Flu Season
By Rick Ganley on Wednesday, October 21, 2009.37 states, including New Hampshire, are reporting that H1N1, or swine flu, is now widespread in their area.
And there have been several reports of the lack of vaccine for seasonal flu as well as that for the swine flu.
We thought we'd get an update on the situation from New Hampshire's Director of Public Health, Dr. Jose Montero.
He says the state had been expecting more than 180 thousand doses of the swine flu vaccine by the end of the month, but only 50 thousand have arrived.
And he says even though the state has not been testing everyone with flu like symptoms, there have been outbreaks of the flu across the state.
A Swine Flu Update
By Laura Knoy on Monday, September 28, 2009.We’ll find out how the H1N1 virus is affecting the Granite State so far, and what the expectations and preparations are for later this fall. At this point, most swine flu cases have been mild; there’ve been several outbreaks at New Hampshire colleges and a vaccine has been developed. We’ll learn more about how Granite Staters are preparing for the worst and hoping for the best.
Guest
- Christine Adamski, Chief of Disease Control at the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services
- Kathy Bizarro , Executive Vice President for the New Hampshire Hospital Association
- Katherine Rannie, School Health Services Consultant for the New Hampshire Department of Education New Hampshire Department of Education
We'll also hear from
- Pam Spear, director of the Baird Health and Counseling Center at Colby Sawyer College
Handling H1N1
By Laura Knoy on Tuesday, September 8, 2009.You’ve heard about it on talk shows, news reports, even on Sesame Street: swine flu is coming back. But public officials and some media have been scratching their heads over the best way to cover H1N1 and how to report the facts without overhyping. We’ll discuss how to cover a disaster that no one is sure will even happen.
Guests
- Dr. Jose Montero, New Hampshire state epidemiologist
- Maryn McKenna, independent public health journalist who has covered the Centers for Disease Control and several major public health events, contributing writer at the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, and Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation Media Fellow
- Dr. Mona Khanna, physician, health reporter, and current Medical Editor at icyou.com, a site focusing on medicine and health care information
We'll also hear from
- Mark Bevis, news director for New Hampshire Public Radio
At UNH, Hoping the Swine Flu Doesn't Arrive
By Elaine Grant on Monday, August 31, 2009.Health officials are estimating that as many as a third to a half of all Americans will get the H1N1 flu this year.
Typically, it’s the very young and the very old who are at greatest risk for the seasonal flu.
But H1N1 is different.
Young adults up to the age of 24 are among those at greatest risk for this new strain.
And that means colleges and universities are already trying to ward off an onslaught of illness.
NHPR’s health reporter Elaine Grant has more.
Keep Swine Flu in Perspective
By Elaine Grant on Friday, August 28, 2009.The media this week have been reporting dire predictions about the effects of the second wave of swine flu this fall.
As kids are heading off to school, parents are reading reports that children and young people may be most affected by H1N1.
But public health officials are asking people to keep the news and predictions in perspective.
Dr. Jose Montero is New Hampshire's Director of Public Health.
He tell's NHPR's Elaine Grant that it is in our power to limit the damage from this new strain of flu.
