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2009 Health News:
- Montgomery Family Practice anticipates flu vaccine arrival for 2009 flu vaccines: 2 flu vaccines,
- Antiviral Factsheet
- What to do if you get sick
- H1N1 Flu press release from the CDC-vaccine recommendations:
Press Release : July 29, 2009;The novel H1N1 vaccine is not intended to replace the seasonal flu vaccine. It is intended to be used alongside seasonal flu vaccine to protect people. Seasonal flu and novel H1N1 vaccines may be administered on the same day.
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Pregnant women because they are at higher risk of complications and can potentially provide protection to infants who cannot be vaccinated;
- Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months of age because younger infants are at higher risk of influenza-related complications and cannot be vaccinated. Vaccination of those in close contact with infants less than 6 months old might help protect infants by “cocooning” them from the virus;
- Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel because infections among healthcare workers have been reported and this can be a potential source of infection for vulnerable patients. Also, increased absenteeism in this population could reduce healthcare system capacity;
- All people from 6 months through 24 years of age
- Children from 6 months through 18 years of age because we have seen many cases of novel H1N1 influenza in children and they are in close contact with each other in school and day care settings, which increases the likelihood of disease spread, and
- Young adults 19 through 24 years of age because we have seen many cases of novel H1N1 influenza in these healthy young adults and they often live, work, and study in close proximity, and they are a frequently mobile population; and,
- Persons aged 25 through 64 years who have health conditions associated with higher risk of medical complications from influenza.
Health Reform Related News:
- HR3590 Being reviewed in the Senate Currently 11.19.09 (Amendment 2786)- Updated by GreenMD on 12.17.09
- Current health care reform bill passed the House of Representatives - America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 HR 3962
- America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 HR3200.
(Thomas Library of Congress)
- HR3200 pdf file
- Health Care HR3200 Flow Chart
- Committee on Education and Labor with links to proposed Amendments for HR3200.
