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Cystic Fibrosis CEO tells sufferers not to be alarmist or complacent against swine flu
The Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland has called on the HSE to ensure that Irish people with cystic fibrosis be vaccinated against the H1N1 virus at the same time as front line health workers.
Back to school the healthy way with Boots
To make sure you and your children are all set for school, Boots at Golden Island, Athlone will be running information days this Friday and Saturday August 28 and 29 from midday.
Mounting concern among childcare providers about threat of swine flu
As children headed back to school this week, parents in the west are becoming increasingly concerned about the threat of swine flu.
Children with asthma lose 10 school days a year
The Asthma Society of Ireland is urging parents of children with asthma to visit their GP to ensure their child’s condition is controlled before returning to school this September.
Big demand for swine flu seminarBig demand for swine flu seminar
An “unprecedented” number of businesses in Galway and Mayo have signed up to attend a swine flu seminar in the city next week.
Swine flu most prevalent in children and young adults
There have been 53 confirmed cases of swine flu in the HSE west region. The area covers from Donegal down to Limerick and across to Tipperary. Eight four per cent of cases have presented in people less than 35 years of age.
O’Mahony calls for the relaxation of the licensing regulation
Fine Gael TD, John O’Mahony, has called for the relaxation of the licensing regulation rules that govern the availability of medicine in Ireland to allow for the speedier distribution of the swine flu vaccination.
Ill, old, obese and pregnant are most at risk from swine flu
Younger people, those with an underlying illness, pregnant women and people who are obese are the groups who are likely to become most seriously ill and among whom most deaths may be recorded from swine flu, a local health expert revealed this week.
Risks of flu outweigh risks of Swine Flu vaccine, meeting told
Clinical testing continues into the Swine Flu vaccine which will be available to the Mayo public in coming months. In all it will take nine months for the vaccine to be administered to the whole community, once it is licensed in Europe.
Get the vaccine — not the flu
The Health Service Executive this week reminded everyone at risk of annual influenza this winter to ‘Get the vaccine, not the flu’. This year, because of the swine flu pandemic there will be two vaccination campaigns, firstly one for the seasonal flu and later on, one for the swine flu vaccine.
