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In defense of flu shots
The assumption has long been that the influenza vaccine works well to prevent flu and that everyone who's eligible to get vaccinated should do so. Thus it was rather a shock when a new study, publishe...
Posted on 12/7/11 at 1:30 PM
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N.D. health officials encourage flu shots
BISMARCKState health officials are encouraging North Dakotans to get an influenza vaccination this fall, saying there are more than enough doses available. The North Dakota Department of Health and C...
Posted on 10/4/10 at 11:32 AM
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Shoot Me Up
As a result of a vague feeling of guilt, I got my seasonal flu shot today. The guilt arose from me working on a story about the flu vaccine this afternoon. If I'm going to write an article basically r...
Posted on 9/28/09 at 9:33 AM
More blog posts about vaccine

Schools to have flu shot clinics

Central Valley Health District is providing school-based flu vaccine clinics for students this month.

October 12, 2011

North Dakotan residents urged to get flu shots

North Dakota health officials are encouraging state residents to get vaccinated against the flu.

October 04, 2011

Vaccines vital to public health

Flu season is upon us, and everyone who can should roll up a sleeve for the unpleasant prick of the needle, or prepare the nose for the uncomfortable puff of spray.

September 29, 2011

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Vaccines vital to public health

Flu season is upon us, and everyone who can should roll up a sleeve for the unpleasant prick of the needle, or prepare the nose for the uncomfortable puff of spray.

September 29, 2011

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Salmonella vaccine might have prevented egg recall

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Experts say low-cost vaccines that may have helped prevent the kind of salmonella outbreak that led to the recall of more than a half-billion eggs haven't been given to half the nation's egg-laying hens.

August 24, 2010

Other views: Vaccines could be boon to Fargo area

Fargo-Moorhead’s vaccine industry is in the embryo stage, but the future holds immense promise. Early tentative steps are becoming more sure-footed. Home-grown talent and entrepreneurs are focusing their considerable expertise on a sector that has the potential to make Fargo-Moorhead a global destination in vaccine research, development and manufacturing. It’s not pie-in-the-sky hope, but rather a clear-eyed, realistic effort. Some of the pieces are in place. Much more needs to be accomplished.

By The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead , July 30, 2010

DOH offering free vaccines

The North Dakota Department of Health has begun supplying tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis vaccines to health-care providers at no cost for any adolescent or adult in need of vaccination, according to Molly Sander, Immunization Program manager for the Department of Health.

July 13, 2010

Vaccine to be partly developed in Fargo

FARGO — Vaccine development company AltraVax Inc. has received a $600,000 grant to develop influenza B virus vaccines.

By By Craig McEwen , Forum Communications Co. , June 12, 2010

Residents still being vaccinated for H1N1

Vaccine for the H1N1 flu, commonly called the swine flu, is still available and being dispensed by the Central Valley Health District, according to Robin Iszler, administer of the unit.

By Keith Norman , February 05, 2010

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New Fargo company to develop vaccines

A new vaccine development company is setting up shop in Fargo. Officials say Altravax might create 40 new jobs in the next five years. Among those involved in the venture is Fargo-based entrepreneur Michael Chambers, who launched the vaccine development company Aldevron in 1998.

January 15, 2010

Too much flu vaccine?

Too much flu vaccine? First there was too little swine flu vaccine. Now could there be way too much? This week will tell. Get ready for a huge flu-shot push as health officials try to rekindle interest in protection against this new influenza strain that, despite plummeting cases, still is threatening lives — even as they reassess just how much more vaccine needs to be shipped.

By By Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press , January 12, 2010

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Swine flu vaccine plentiful

After weeks of shortages, swine flu vaccine is plentiful enough that nearly half the states now say everyone can get it, not just people in high-risk groups. But the good news comes with a challenge for health officials: how to keep persuading people to get vaccinated when swine flu infections are waning. “We’re worried that people might be thinking out of sight, out of mind,” said Tom Skinner, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

By By Mike Stobbe, The Associated Press , December 17, 2009

N.D. received recalled swine flu vaccine

Health officials say some of the swine flu vaccine that has been recalled nationwide ended up in North Dakota, but there is no cause for worry.

December 16, 2009

CVHD giving H1N1 shots

Central Valley Health District will give out the H1N1 vaccine from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 523 Fourth Ave. S.E. “Christmas and other holiday gatherings are just around the corner, so this is an excellent opportunity for people of all ages to now get H1N1 protection,” said Robin Iszler, administrator of Central Valley Health District.

December 16, 2009

South Dakota received recalled H1N1 vaccine

A health official says South Dakota got 1,000 doses of a swine flu vaccine that is the subject of a voluntary recall.

December 16, 2009

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