Read more pandemic stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30353/pandemic.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:29:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74535/flu-pandemic-slacks-off-but-its-not-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe swine flu outbreak is slacking off in some areas, but don't get complacent, officials say: Pandemics naturally fluctuate. "There can be multiple ups and downs over the season," says a CDC doctor. "We have many weeks ahead of us where disease is going to be circulating." Infections in people...http://www.newser.com/story/74535/flu-pandemic-slacks-off-but-its-not-over.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 16:25:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73695/swine-flu-shrinks-nations-blood-supply.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerica's blood supply is suffering from the H1N1 pandemic. Blood centers nationwide are seeing a drop in donations as school and businesses cancel blood drives because of absenteeism; they're also having to dump blood already donated as an increasing number of donors report flu-like symptoms after giving. Centers say they...http://www.newser.com/story/73695/swine-flu-shrinks-nations-blood-supply.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 7:50:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72697/swine-flu-wary-telecommuters-could-floor-internet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTelecommuters hunkering down at home because of swine flu could overwhelm Internet networks in the coming weeks, a federal watchdog reports. The report earlier this week found that no guidelines are in place to deal with any surge in demand caused by a spike in workers telecommuting and students going...http://www.newser.com/story/72697/swine-flu-wary-telecommuters-could-floor-internet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 6:06:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72346/vaccine-scarier-than-swine-flu-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans are spooked by the growing threat of swine flu but even warier of the vaccine. Half of respondents in a recent Washington Post poll are a “great deal” or “somewhat” worried they or a family member will catch H1N1, up from 39% in August. But more than 60% say...http://www.newser.com/story/72346/vaccine-scarier-than-swine-flu-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 14:05:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71078/swine-flu-vaccine-starts-for-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChildren around the country began receiving the first doses of swine flu vaccine, a day after hospitals and health care facilities began immunizing their workers. But medical facilities in only 14 states have so far received the vaccine—so far all as a nasal spray—and high demand means it...http://www.newser.com/story/71078/swine-flu-vaccine-starts-for-kids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 14:25:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70763/swine-flu-victims-could-swamp-hospitals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHospitals will be in big trouble if the swine flu outbreak matches the flu pandemic of 1968. In that mild pandemic, 35% of Americans got sick. If that happened today, 15 states would run out of hospital beds, and another dozen would have to fill 75% of their beds with...http://www.newser.com/story/70763/swine-flu-victims-could-swamp-hospitals.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 14:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69565/hand-washing-might-not-help-much-against-flu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEveryone from Elmo to President Obama is telling people to wash their hands to avoid getting the swine flu, and Disney could make a killing on “Musical Hand Wash Timers” featuring its stable of characters. But Newsweek talks to scientists skeptical of the approach: Hand-washing might be great for colds,...http://www.newser.com/story/69565/hand-washing-might-not-help-much-against-flu.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 16 Sep 2009 19:38:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69361/pick-your-poison-swine-flu-or-hand-sanitizer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSchools are loading up on hand sanitizer in an effort to fight swine flu—but the alcohol-based panacea has problems of its own, the Chicago Tribune reports. Bottles and dispensers of the stuff are ubiquitous in classrooms, and officials have belatedly realized the dangers of its 65% alcohol content. “If...http://www.newser.com/story/69361/pick-your-poison-swine-flu-or-hand-sanitizer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 12:52:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68686/swine-flu-dorms-sprout-at-colleges-nationwide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCollege freshers across the country are starting their life in higher education confined to buildings full of their coughing peers, the New York Times reports. Fearing the virus will sweep through campuses, colleges have set up quarantine dorms for sick students, keeping them out of class and plying them with...http://www.newser.com/story/68686/swine-flu-dorms-sprout-at-colleges-nationwide.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 7:31:03 CDT