Scientists exploring a connection between autistic children and diet

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Published Feb. 17, 2010 at 1:51 a.m.

As H1N1 swine flu vaccinations get under way in South Florida, health officials are urging people to be patient and wait their turns, respecting priority lists that reserve first doses for children, y ...

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Get the Picture: Child Immunizations

Published April 13, 2009 at 8:00 a.m.

This fun and informative podcast helps answer parents’ questions about childhood vaccinations ...

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Champaign-Urbana offers drive-through H1N1 vaccines

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Published Nov. 30, 2009 at 1:00 a.m.
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Drive-through flu vaccinations making parents happy in Champaign-Urbana ... -- Elizabeth Lehmann didn't know exactly what to expect when she took her 3-year-old son, Noah, to get his swine flu shot. But as it turned out, it wasn't much different than grabbing a hamburger at the drive-through at McDonald's ...

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Swine Flu Vaccinations Rise While Infections Remain Low

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Published Nov. 23, 2009 at 1:04 p.m.
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Because demand for the vaccine was lower than anticipated, the weekend clinics, originally intended for middle- and high-school students, were opened to a larger group of people considered high risk ...

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Milwaukee swine flu vaccine offered for general public Friday

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Published Nov. 20, 2009 at 10:03 a.m.

Milwaukee's health department will offer swine flu vaccinations Friday afternoon for the general public.The clinic will be held 3-7 p.m. at South Division High School, 1515 W. Lapham.The initial vaccinations for the H1N1 virus were offered to most healthy Milwaukeeans, but shortages of the vaccine due to delays in delivery prompted officials to start only providing the vaccine to those at most risk of spreading the virus or suffering from complications if they caught it ...

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Swine flu clinics Thursday and Friday in Milwaukee

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Published Nov. 19, 2009 at 6:17 p.m.

The City of Milwaukee Health Department is offering vaccinations against the H1N1 influenza virus for the general public Thursday and Friday.Thursday's clinic is until 7 p.m. at the Sarah Scott Complex, 1017 N. 12th St.Friday's clinic is 3-7 p.m. at South Division High School, 1515 W. Lapham ...

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Long Lines to Get Free Swine Flu Shot in New York City

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Published Nov. 14, 2009 at 7:46 p.m.
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City officials reported that a higher volume of vaccinations were given than the weekend before at seven clinics throughout the five boroughs ...

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2 Chinese die after receiving swine flu vaccination

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Published Nov. 14, 2009 at 3:00 a.m.
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One death appears to be unrelated to China's H1N1 vaccine, and the other case is being investigated, officials say ... Two people in China who received swine flu vaccinations died in the last week, but at least one death appears unrelated to the vaccine and the other was being investigated ...

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Board of Supervisors concerned about swine flu vaccinations

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Published Nov. 10, 2009 at 5:11 p.m.

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday raised concerns about the effectiveness of the county's effort to vaccinate Angelenos at high risk for swine flu -- particularly blacks and residents of the eastern San Fernando Valley ...

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* Babies receive swine flu shots

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Published Nov. 9, 2009 at 11:49 a.m.

A baby receives an influenza A(H1N1) shot yesterday at a local health care office in Chiayi City after the vaccinations became available on Monday for all babies aged between six months and one year ...

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