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Fri, 30 Oct 2009

Comparison Chart: Common Cold vs. Flu Symptoms


Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:30:00 -0500
2009 H1N1 and Seasonal Flu: What You Should Know and Do this Flu Season If You Are 65 Years and Older
Actions To Take This Flu Season 1. Get Your Seasonal Flu Shot The best way to prevent seasonal flu is by getting a seasonal flu vaccination each year. As always, CDC recommends that people 65 and older get their regular, or “seasonal,” flu vaccine as soon as it is available.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Dora Anne Mills, MD, MPH  ~ Phone: (207) 287-3270

DATE:  October 8, 2009

 

CDC - What Should Pregnant Women Know About 2009 H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)?

These questions and answers have been updated to include new information on 2009 H1N1 flu in pregnant women.


FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Dora Anne Mills, MD, MPH  ~ Phone: (207) 287-3270

DATE:  October 6, 2009

 

US Dept of H&HS - Flyer: Seasonal and Novel H1N1 Flu: A Guide for Parents


FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Dora Anne Mills, MD, MPH  ~ Phone: (207) 287-3270

DATE:  October 1, 2009

 

H1N1 Vaccine Will Arrive Next Week


FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Maine CDC

DATE:  September 30, 2009

We have posted a vaccine clinic scheduler for people to find out when public clinics are available. 
Our information line (1-888-257-0990) will have this information as will 211 Maine.  
We don’t expect any such public clinics for several weeks. 


FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Maine CDC

DATE:  September 28, 2009
 H1N1 Truth vs Fiction


FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Steven Trockman, MPH - Director, Southern Maine Regional Resource Center Maine Medical Center
(207) 662-5142  -  web http://www.smrrc.org/

DATE:  September 25, 2009

 

SMRRC Weekly H1N1 Influenza Situation Update

 


FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Dora Anne Mills, MD, MPH  ~ Phone: (207) 287-3270

DATE:  September 21, 2009

Seasonal Flu Vaccine Delayed -  H1N1 Vaccine is Manufacturer’s Priority


H1N1 Rap

he H1N1 Rap was written, produced, and performed by John D. Clarke, MD
 Long Island, New York


Very latest News from Maine CDC

http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/h1n1-foreign-lang-resources.shtmlUpdates 

H1N1 Truth vs Fiction - Dr. Dora A. Mills - Monday, September 28, 2009

Disease Reporting Phone #: 1 - 800 - 821 - 5821 (24 hours a day)

Register to be a H1N1 Flu Vaccine Distribution Site - September 17, 2009 - Word  PDF

TWO EMAIL ADDRESSES FOR H1N1 QUESTIONS:

 

In order to streamline communications, and to help us develop FAQs and other targeted communications, we have established an e-mail box called flu.questions@maine.gov.

 

This e-mail address is being posted for the public and local emergency management agencies. To help the Maine CDC track questions, we ask that if you have a formal role with H1N1, that you identify that role, by for instance, submitting the source or target of the question in the subject line. For example: Phone Bank Question, VC Question, RRC Question, Field Epi Question, etc. Questions will be gather every morning at 9 am. If the question is forwarded, both the original questioner and the person forwarding the e-mail will be sent the reply.

 

Medical and clinical questions related to influenza should be directed to disease.reporting@maine.govThese inquiries are triaged throughout the day by the Epidemiologist On Call, and typically are sent to a Field Epidemiologist for response.

 

Maine CDC H1N1 Data and Updates:
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/boh/swine-flu-2009.shtml

cdc.gov. Information for the public is posted daily in both English and Spanish. Also, CDC’s toll-free hotline, 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636) TTY: (888) 232-6348, is available 24 hours a day, every day. 

Additional documents for health care providers, public health officials, and the public are available on www.cdc.gov. Information for the public is posted daily in both English and Spanish. Also, CDC’s toll-free hotline, 800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636) TTY: (888) 232-6348, is available 24 hours a day, every day.

Pandemic flu checklists for families, businesses, schools, and churches can be accessed at:  http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/checklists.html

 
Flu Prevention - courtesy Maine Centers of Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/habits.htm?s_cid=swineFlu_outbreak_003
 
 
Pandemic Influenza Guide (84 page) from the U.S. Homeland Security
 
The most up to date information on the H1N1 Flu may be found at:  http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/swineflu_you.htm
 

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