H1N1

After spiking in early January, cases of the flu appear to have subsided in the St. Louis area.According to the St. Louis County Health Department, the 92…

Officials at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis say nine people have died from the H1N1 flu virus, also known as swine flu, over the past six weeks.…

As many as a quarter of EMTs and other emergency medical personnel in the St. Louis area may not be getting annual flu vaccinations, according to a new…

A new study out of Saint Louis University suggests that a child’s first doses of flu vaccine can be given as either two shots or two nasal sprays, but…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 8, 2010 - When asked last month about what’s ahead for the H1N1 virus , an infectious disease…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 4, 2010 - Since taking office, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services director…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 7, 2010 - In late October, the Parkway School District was being hit hard by the H1N1 virus.…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Nov. 13, 2009 - Students at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville say they are using hand…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 19, 2009 - Given their proximity to people with illnesses, health-care workers are often the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 14, 2009 - During her brief stop in St. Louis last week to promote the H1N1 vaccine, U.S.…