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Faith stronger than fear of flu for 2 Oklahomans

Life | Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Comments Comment on this article0

Two Oklahomans are among thousands of Muslims journeying to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for Hajj, despite global H1N1 concerns. know it: Flu know it: Travel

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Tamiflu-resistant virus reported in North Carolina Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment ATLANTA — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at Duke...
Faith stronger than fear of flu for 2 Oklahomans Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment Two Oklahomans are among thousands of Muslims journeying to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, for Hajj, despite global H1N1 concerns. Huda Salous and Samir Hulseberg, both of Oklahoma City, said fear of getting...
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu cluster reported in North Carolina Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment ATLANTA (AP) — Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday. The cases reported at Duke...
Flu strains, deaths start to overlap in Oklahoma Fri, Nov 20, 2009 | Add a comment Swine flu activity in Oklahoma is beginning to lessen at the same time the state has had its first death from seasonal flu. An Oklahoma County woman is the first to die this year from seasonal flu,...
Five more Oklahomans die from swine flu; first seasonal flu death Thu, Nov 19, 2009 The state Health Department says five more Oklahomans have died of swine flu and an Oklahoma County woman is the first to die this year from seasonal flu. The H1N1 deaths are a Custer County...
Oklahoma City health agency plans 12 swine flu clinic days Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Add a comment The Oklahoma City-County Health Department will hold 12 clinics for swine flu vaccinations over the next four weeks. The free immunizations now are available to all Oklahomans, but some clinics are...
Edmond Briefs Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Add a comment H1N1 vaccine available for all State health officials announced that all Oklahomans who want to reduce their risk of H1N1 infection are now eligible to receive H1N1 influenza vaccine. Vaccinations...
Cleveland County opens H1N1 clinics to everyone Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — Cleveland County Health Department’s H1N1, or swine flu, clinics now are open to anyone who wants to receive the vaccine. The health department has two clinics this week. They...
H1N1 vaccine’s available to all Oklahomans Wed, Nov 18, 2009 | Add a comment All Oklahomans can now receive swine flu vaccinations because demand from priority groups has waned, state health officials said Tuesday. County health departments and some physician offices and...
Swine flu vaccine tops santa's wish list this year Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | Add a comment CONCORD, N.H. — Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine. Many of the nation’s Santas want to be given priority for the vaccine and not just because of those...
Swine flu vaccine now available to all Oklahomans Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | Add a comment OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — State health officials say the swine flu vaccine is now available to all Oklahomans. The H1N1 vaccine had initially been reserved for priority groups such as children...
H1N1 vaccination may be available in Norman Tue, Nov 17, 2009 | Add a comment NORMAN — A Cleveland County health official said the county has enough swine flu vaccinations for everyone in the county considered in the high-risk population, and she hopes it soon will be...
Swine flu ends Oklahoma toddler’s battle against lifelong lung condition Sun, Nov 15, 2009 TULSA — Just as he slept in life, 2-year-old Drake Eli Hall’s body was lowered into the ground with his beloved yellow blanket called "Lovey” covering his cherubic face. His...
Saudi won’t bar pilgrims over flu Sat, Nov 14, 2009 | Add a comment RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he...
More Oklahoma clinics set as H1N1 toll rises to 28 Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | Add a comment Seven more Oklahomans have died from swine flu or complications of the H1N1 virus, according to the state Health Department. The deaths were reported last week and include two women from Tulsa...
Nearly 4,000 killed by H1N1, figures show Fri, Nov 13, 2009 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Swine flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April and killed nearly 4,000, including 540 children, according to startling federal estimates released Thursday. The...
Oklahoma's swine flu death toll climbs Thu, Nov 12, 2009 | Add a comment Seven more Oklahomans have died from swine flu or complications of the H1N1 virus, according to the state Health Department. The deaths were reported last week and include two women from Tulsa...
Oklahoma's H1N1 flu doses up, priorities expand Wed, Nov 11, 2009 | Add a comment State health officials say they’ve expanded the list of priority groups to get the swine flu vaccination and that 80,000 more doses are expected this week. New groups that may be vaccinated...
Disinformation about H1N1 dispelled Mon, Nov 9, 2009 | Add a comment DEAR DR. GOTT: I’m confused about the swine flu I keep hearing about on television and the ordinary flu I’m immunized against every fall. Are they the same strains or different? My...
Oklahoma public says waiting is worth a swine flu shot Sat, Nov 7, 2009 | Add a comment For many people, waiting in line for hours normally consists of trying to buy concert tickets of some sort. But that wasn’t the case for people waiting at John Marshall High School Saturday....
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