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Locals line up for H1N1 vaccine - 12/17/2009
MEDFORD — There was plenty of vaccine to go around Wednesday when Jackson County opened its first public H1N1 immunization clinic since...
H1N1 vaccine available to public - 12/12/2009
Starting Monday, the H1N1 influenza vaccine no longer will be off-limits to the general public.
Ashland schools get H1N1 vaccine - 11/24/2009
The Ashland School District has received 350 doses of the H1N1 vaccine to distribute beginning this week.
Long process of recovery for Medford woman with H1N1 virus - 11/4/2009
A Medford woman suffering from the H1N1 virus who was taken to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland last month has been upgraded from critical...
Ashland store flier casts doubt about H1N1 vaccine - 10/29/2009
A flier posted on the Shop'n Kart community board reads: "Swine Flu vaccine is poisonous!" It then details various poisonous ingredients allegedly in...
County delays H1N1 order - 10/28/2009
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners will postpone consideration of an order requesting Gov.
Medford woman fights for her life - 10/23/2009
A Medford woman infected with the H1N1 virus who was transported to Portland to be placed on special life-saving equipment remained in critical...
Medford woman critically ill with swine flu - 10/22/2009
MEDFORD — A Medford woman critically ill with swine flu was en route by ambulance late Wednesday evening from a Medford hospital to Legacy...
H1N1 vaccine is as safe as seasonal flu shots - 10/22/2009
I have heard several reports on the Internet regarding the ingredients of the H1N1 flu vaccine and have read that because the manufacturers are...
Josephine County has its first H1N1 death - 10/21/2009
A woman who died last week at a Grants Pass hospital has become Josephine County's first confirmed victim of the H1N1 influenza virus.
SOU takes aim at flu on campus - 10/20/2009
Health officials at Southern Oregon University are ramping up efforts to prevent the spread of flu among students, following a surge in reported...
Swine flu snake oil is spreading online - 10/20/2009
Battling the H1N1 flu pandemic may not be so tough after all.
Shots urged for pregnant women - 10/17/2009
AMedford infectious disease specialist Friday encouraged all pregnant women to get immunized against the H1N1 influenza virus and warned that this...
H1N1 vaccine trickling in - 10/17/2009
Along with the rest of the country, the swine flu vaccine is arriving slower than expected in Oregon.
Since You Asked: High-risk patients are first in line for vaccine - 10/17/2009
I have called all of the large pharmacies in Medford as well as the two hospitals.
Flu fears spur ER visits - 10/16/2009
Knowing what to look for can help parents tell ordinary illness from problems needing hospital care
Flu symptoms prevent Phoenix-Sutherlin game - 10/3/2009
Incidents of flu symptoms continued to fluctuate this week in Jackson County schools, with flu-like illnesses at Phoenix High School canceling a...
First doses of H1N1 vaccine to arrive soon - 10/1/2009
Oregon's first doses of H1N1 influenza vaccine are expected to arrive next week, and local public health officials have developed a plan for...
Hospitals use drive-ups for H1N1 - 9/30/2009
Fast-food places have them. Banks and pharmacies do, too.
Flu brings Prospect School closure - 9/29/2009
Prospect School in remote northeastern Jackson County will close for the rest of the week because more than 30 percent of its students and teachers...
Illnesses increase across Medford schools - 9/26/2009
The number of students with flu symptoms in the Medford School District nearly has doubled since last week, and one student in the Central Point...
Flu-like symptoms hit county pupils early - 9/17/2009
Some Jackson County schools already have seen spikes in the number of students with flu symptoms well before the flu season typically makes its...
Message sent on swine flu impact: Get ready - 9/9/2009
Health officials are predicting that one in three Americans will come down with swine flu by the end of the year.
Hygiene to get top priority in schools - 9/2/2009
Students in the Medford School District during the next school year will see more no-touch automatic hand-sanitizing dispensers and posters...
The Long Road From China - 8/9/2009
Amid loud applause and a few tears, the 12 remaining St.
A dozen St. Mary's students remain in China - 7/31/2009
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H1N1-infected patient dies in Medford - 7/28/2009
A Klamath County man died Saturday at Rogue Valley Medical Center of complications from the H1N1 virus.
Students from St. Mary's face second quarantine - 7/28/2009
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Klamath County man gets swine flu - 7/25/2009
A Klamath County man has been hospitalized at Rogue Valley Medical Center, where he's being treated for the H1N1 virus also known as swine flu.
Student tests positive for H1N1 in China - 7/18/2009
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First swine flu case confirmed in county - 5/23/2009
Whatever you call it — swine flu, H1N1 virus, or novel influenza A (H1N1) — the illness finally has been confirmed in Southern Oregon.
Still no H1N1 flu cases emerge in Southern Oregon - 5/7/2009
Oregon's number of confirmed swine flu cases rose to 45 Wednesday, but the virus has yet to be found in Jackson or Josephine counties.
State health officials pare back flu response - 5/6/2009
The swine flu virus has been behaving more like an ordinary seasonal human influenza, and state public health officials said Tuesday they are scaling...
H1N1 flu likely to hit the Rogue Valley - 5/5/2009
With 17 confirmed cases of swine flu now crisscrossing five counties in northern and central Oregon, Jackson County health officials say the Rogue...
Influenza worries? Normal contact should be all right - 5/5/2009
My son's father came back from San Diego. He's been there for a week.