May 02 Heading to the Epicenter of the H1N1 Flu Virus By Admin, PBS News Hour Senior NewsHour correspondent Ray Suarez is in Mexico City to report on the H1N1 flu virus outbreak. In this reporter's notebook, he writes about his state of mind en route to the city. Continue reading
May 01 Thirteen Countries Confirm H1N1 Flu Virus By PBS News Hour Thirteen countries have confirmed cases of the H1N1 swine flu virus as of Friday -- the latest emerging from Denmark and Hong Kong -- while the United States' total number of cases escalated to 141. Continue reading
May 01 Watch As H1N1 Flu Spreads, Researchers Rush to Analyze Strain After a report from Betty Ann Bowser on the CDC's latest efforts to stop the spread of the H1N1 flu, Margaret Warner talks to health experts about what's being done to better understand how the virus works and why it… Continue watching
May 01 Watch New U.S. H1N1 Flu Cases Increase Slowly New cases of the H1N1 Flu virus continue to spread slowly in the U.S., with the number of confirmed cases at 141 in 19 states on Friday. Margaret Warner reports on efforts to halt the virus's spread both in the… Continue watching
Apr 30 Swine Flu Prompts Mexico Shut-down, U.S. Stockpiling of Supplies By PBS News Hour Mexico is preparing for a temporary shut down of all non-essential services from May 1 to May 5, in an attempt to slow the spread of the swine flu that is believed to have killed as many as 176 people… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch Schools Shutter as Public Health Officials Work to Contain Flu Virus More cases of swine flu were reported in the U.S. and abroad and officials took new steps to contain the spread of the illness. Health experts assess the latest news and explain what the public needs to know. Continue watching
Apr 29 World Health Organization Warns Swine Flu Pandemic Imminent By PBS News Hour The World Health Organization raised the pandemic threat level for the swine flu outbreak to a phase 5, meaning a a pandemic, or global outbreak of a serious new illness, is imminent. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch WHO Raises Alert Level as Swine Flu Continues to Spread The World Health Organization raised the threat level of the swine flu Wednesday and a child died of the illness on U.S. soil. The CDC's Dr. Richard Besser provides an update on the government's response. Continue watching
Apr 28 Researchers Prepare for Possible Swine Flu Vaccine By PBS News Hour U.S. researchers are preparing for possible development of a vaccine for the H1N1 strain of swine flu now racing around the globe, but say a vaccine would still take months to produce, test and distribute. Continue reading
Apr 28 New Cases of Swine Flu Identified By PBS News Hour Cases of swine flu infections have increased to more than 60 in the United States, with seven people hospitalized Tuesday, as health officials continued to investigate ways to control the spread of the disease. Continue reading