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H1N1: Looking at the glass half full
By Amy Pisani I wanted to bring everyone up to speed and report back on some excellent articles that I saw over the holidays. Dr. William Schaffner, chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine at...
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H1N1 Survivor Advocates for Flu Vaccines after Months in Hospital
By Amy Pisani [Update: We just received the exciting news that Luke will be appearing on Morning Joe on MSNBC tomorrow morning. Be sure to tune in between 8:20 and 9 AM ET to watch Luke discuss with...
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H1N1 Survivor Urges College Kids To Get Vaccinated Against H1N1
By Amy Pisani Speaking with reporters from college newspapers across the country, ECBT spokesperson and H1N1 survivor Luke Duvall, continued his advocacy work by spreading the word about the importance...
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Better Late Than Never
By Amy Pisani Tonight my small town in Eastern Connecticut will yet again host an immunization clinic at a local high school to provide H1N1 vaccine to the public. Special efforts have been made by our...
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News from our friends at Families Fighting Flu
Check out the following items from our friends at Families Fighting Flu. They have some excellent resources to offer! Participate in the Families Fighting Flu Survey! FFF created an online survey to...
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Washington Post on H1N1: Experts Say Pandemic Strain Could Reemerge
By Amy Pisani It seems like we’ve been hearing less about H1N1 recently, but it’s important to be mindful of the uncertainty of this virus, and to continue to protect ourselves through vaccination....
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Watch Out, Southeast! H1N1 Is Back.
By Amy Pisani H1N1 is back in the news as the Southeast is again reporting cases. It seems no coincidence that the states reporting the lowest vaccination rates against H1N1 (Georgia only reported a...
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Is Fear the Only Motivating Factor?
By Christine Vara Yesterday, I read an LA Times article, written by Pamela Nguyen, a resident physician in pediatrics at UCLA’s Mattel Children’s Hospital. Sadly, the article confirmed what I had...
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Shot of Great Media Coverage Promotes Good Health
More positive exposure (pardon the pun) on immunizations and vaccinations appeared in a special insert in today’s LA Times. The insert, which features a compilation of various articles, is a great...
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An Epidemic of Apathy Towards Seasonal Flu
This article was originally printed as a guest post on BlogHer, Dec. 7, 2010, under the title, Why Everyone Should Get A Flu Shot, in honor of National Influenza Vaccination Week. By Christine Vara...
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