The Centers for Disease Control say that as many 49,000 Americans die from the flu each year. Many of those deaths could be prevented with an annual flu vaccine. Each vaccine helps to protect the recipient, as well as everyone that comes in contact with them. Seasonal flu vaccination clinics administered by the Aurora Visiting [...]

By Michael Johnsen ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has set aside the week of Dec. 5 to observe this season’s National Influenza Vaccination Week. The week-long emphasis on flu vaccination was established to highlight the importance of continuing influenza vaccination, as well as fostering greater use of flu vaccine after the [...]

Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG), the nation’s largest retail provider of flu immunization services, today announced details of the most comprehensive flu shot program in the U.S. Walgreens is offering unprecedented access to flu shots, with immunizations now available at every Walgreens pharmacy and Take Care Clinic nationwide, every day, during nearly all pharmacy and clinic [...]

By Bevan K. Baker, Milwaukee Health Commissioner Last spring – well outside what’s commonly referred to as “flu season” – residents were inundated with reports of a new virus that was rapidly spreading through communities across the country. Reports of illness poured in from all over Milwaukee, some schools were closed and everyone waited nervously [...]

By Milwaukee Health Commissioner Bevan K. Baker Influenza (“flu”) is a serious disease for everyone, but this year’s H1N1 influenza – commonly referred to as “swine flu” – turns out to be especially serious for our African- American, Hispanic, and Native American communities. Last month, the Wisconsin State Division of Public Health released data showing [...]

Minority groups 2-3 times more likely to be hospitalized with H1N1 The Wisconsin Department of Health Services kicked off National Influenza Vaccination Week this week by calling on local public health departments to step up their H1N1 vaccination efforts in minority communities. DHS released a report showing that H1N1 hospitalizations for minority populations were higher [...]

Walgreens (NYSE, NASDAQ: WAG), the nation’s largest drugstore chain and an industry leader with more than 17,000 certified or licensed immunizers, today announced it is offering H1N1 vaccine at more than 1,500 Walgreens pharmacies and select Take Care Clinics in 27 states, as well as the District of Columbia. Walgreens continues to work with government [...]

Governor Doyle Column: Wisconsin has a lot of good news in our efforts to protect the public from H1N1 Influenza. First, H1N1 vaccine has become more plentiful. We know that vaccine is one of the most successful tools in protecting the health of people in our state. When our vaccine supplies were more limited, Wisconsin’s [...]