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What is swine flu?Swine flu or swine influenza is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by the influenza A virus. Though swine flu normally only infects pigs but the 2009 outbreak involves a new H1N1 type A influenza strain. It contains genes from pig, bird and human flu viruses. The swine flu virus originated in [...]

The 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine will be available to anyone in the general public starting Monday, January 4, 2010, State Health Officer Jimmy Guidry, M.D., announced today. The department has already alerted H1N1 vaccine providers statewide that they may begin offering H1N1 vaccinations to the general public after the New Year.
The vaccine has been available [...]

I’ve been researching H1N1 Swine Flu and noted the same objections about taking the H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine. For instance – The vaccine has not been tested effectively. Did you know that in 1976 over 40,000,000 Americans were vaccinated for swine flu and thousands of healthy individuals developed Guillain Barre’s Syndrome which is a severe [...]

Flu vaccinations do not protect you from getting the flu.  When you catch the flu, vaccinations should, and in most cases, reduce the severity of the flu.  When you are injected with the virus, your body builds its own immunity to that virus.  H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine is no different.
Virus strains can become resistant to [...]

The Paulding County Health Department is now offering free H1N1 vaccine to everyone six months and older who wishes to receive it, according to health department Nurse Manager Teresa Knight.
“We now enough H1N1 vaccine so we offer it to anyone who wants to receive it,” said Knight. The vaccine, which until recently had been in [...]