Florida Unemployment Drops

Floridas unemployment rate dropped to 11.7 from 12 percent, but the number is misleading. Temporary census jobs account for the 20-thousand job spike in the labor statistics. 4,200 news jobs are now available cleaning up the BP oil spill, but those too are temporary.

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Florida Unemployment Drops

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Chilean hospital’s early use of antiviral treatment and aggressive measures helped reduce H1N1 cases (News-Medical-Net)

A Chilean hospital’s early use of antiviral treatment in influenza patients and other aggressive measures helped reduce the number of severe H1N1 cases and related deaths. Those are the findings of a new study, now available online (http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/650750), published in the March 15, 2010 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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Aggressive response helped Chilean hospital improve H1N1 influenza outcomes (EurekAlert!)

( Infectious Diseases Society of America ) A Chilean hospital’s early use of antiviral treatment in influenza patients and other aggressive measures helped reduce the number of severe H1N1 cases and related deaths. Those are the findings of a new study, now available online, published in the March 15, 2010, issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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H1N1 vaccination clinics scheduled (Lake County News)

LAKE COUNTY – Clinics for the general public to receive the Pandemic 2009 (H1N1) influenza vaccine are now being scheduled in Lake County. Because ample supplies of vaccine are now available, people who would like to be vaccinated can choose from a variety of locations.

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This Week Proclaimed "Influenza Immunization Week" in Louisiana

Whereas, the H1N1 influenza vaccine is now available to the general public, and the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals e … Whereas, vaccines are among the most successful and cost-effective public health tools available for preventing disease and death;…Louisiana’s total of H1N1-related deaths is 41….DHH has confirmed zero H1N1-related deaths in the past week….

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This Week Proclaimed "Influenza Immunization Week" in Louisiana

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Roll Up Your Sleeve! Public H1N1 Clinics Offered In Monroe County (13WHAM Rochester)

We’re not done with the Swine Flu Pandemic just yet….but H1N1 shots are now available to the public

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Roll Up Your Sleeve! Public H1N1 Clinics Offered In Monroe County (13WHAM Rochester)

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H1N1 Vaccine Available (Hartford Courant)

The H1N1 vaccine is now available to anyone who wants it in Connecticut, from pharmacies, health departments and community centers. Visit www.flu.gov for a flu clinic locater, searchable by ZIP code. The site also lists the phone numbers for each site; call ahead to make sure the site still has vaccine in stock. Although flu activity has fallen, experts still recommend …

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Portage County free H1N1 vaccine clinics (WKYC Cleveland)

PORTAGE COUNTY — The H1N1 flu vaccine is now available to anyone age 6 months old and older regardless of health conditions. Officials continue to urge people in the high risk groups, such as those 64 and younger with chronic health conditions, all people age 24 years and younger, and pregnant women, to get their vaccine.

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Portage County free H1N1 vaccine clinics (WKYC Cleveland)

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Health department has H1N1 vaccines available to general public (Buffalo Reflex)

The H1N1 vaccine is now available to the general public at the Dallas County Health Department. This is strikingly different from October when only high-risk groups could receive the vaccines.

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Health department has H1N1 vaccines available to general public (Buffalo Reflex)

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Public Health Official: Don’t Be Complacent About H1N1 (The Cape Cod Chronicle)

CHATHAM — Last Thursday, state public health officials announced that the H1N1 vaccine is now available to the general public, not just to children and high-risk patients.

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Public Health Official: Don’t Be Complacent About H1N1 (The Cape Cod Chronicle)

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