City Council held a roughly hour long special meeting Thursday evening to better prepare New Port Richey and its residents in the event of a possible H1N1 outbreak. ...more

October 31, 2009

The examples of comments from our elected officials show how little regard they have for our intelligence and concerns are astounding. ...more

October 31, 2009

Q. Is the swine flu shot or the swine flu nasal mist best for children under 18 who have sickle cell trait? Also my 8 year old has sickle cell trait and has to take a monthly shot for allergies to dust mites. Which swine flu option is better, the swine flu shot or the swine flu nasal mist? Also is it true that children under the age of 10 need to have a second dose of the swine flu vaccination? How much time should be between the 1st vaccination and the 2nd vaccaination for children under the age of 10? Thanks. ...more

October 30, 2009

A 10th person has died from the swine flu in Pinellas County. The 55-year-old man had underlying health conditions, the Pinellas County Health Department said. As of a little more than a week ago, there had been 140 confirmed swine flu deaths in Florida. ...more

October 30, 2009

Hillsborough County public elementary school students can get swine flu vaccinations at selected high schools beginning next week. ...more

October 28, 2009

Friday is the deadline to register for a workshop next week on swine flu legal issues affecting employers. ...more

October 28, 2009

John A. Fischer of Sun City Center remembers getting the swine flu shot in 1976. Although people in his age group are not currently being offered the H1N1 swine flu shot, Fischer said the Computer Club is taking special precautions to ward off all versions of the flu. ...more

October 28, 2009

Q. As a health care worker in a small office in Pasco County, where and when can our staff receive H1N1 vaccine? ...more

October 27, 2009

Q. Why did they open the schools, why not wait until everyone had the shot and then open the schools, seems like a lot of people could avoid getting ill. ...more

October 27, 2009

Q. Why do some people die and others don't? Do they die in their sleep? Why can doctors not help them? ...more

October 27, 2009