Aug 25 Schools Brace for H1N1 Outbreaks As students head back to school, education systems and universities across the country are bracing for potential outbreaks of the H1N1 swine flu and trying to prepare for the unknown. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Drug War, H1N1 Virus Top Mexico Summit Agenda From drug violence to H1N1 flu, President Obama, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper tackled a long list of issues at a summit Monday. Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch Other News: Economy Stabilizing in Parts of U.S., Fed Says In other news, the Federal Reserve indicated that the recession might be easing up but said the labor market remains soft, and Microsoft announced a long-awaited partnership with Yahoo. Continue watching
Jul 29 Q&A: New Flu Vaccine Recommendations for Children The Center for Disease Control released recommendations last week that seasonal flu vaccines be given to all children and adolescents between 6 months and 18 years. Continue reading
Jul 29 Pregnant Women, Children Top H1N1 Vaccination Priority List The Centers for Disease Control's advisory committee on immunization met Wednesday in an emergency session to set priorities for who should receive the H1N1 influenza vaccine now in development. Continue reading
Jul 09 U.S. Government to Fund H1N1 Vaccinations By PBS News Hour The U.S. government plans to fund a vaccination program against the new H1N1 swine flu this fall, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch Other News: WHO Declares H1N1 Flu a Pandemic In other news, the World Health Organization declared the first global flu pandemic in 41 years, and four Chinese Muslims detained at Guantanamo Bay were released to Bermuda. Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch WHO Likely to Declare Swine Flu Pandemic The World Health Organization is expected to declare H1N1 flu a pandemic as the number of cases continues to grow worldwide. Ray Suarez speaks to WHO Director Margaret Chan in Geneva. Continue watching
May 18 WHO Officials Focus on Vaccine as H1N1 Spreads By PBS News Hour The H1N1 flu virus will likely continue to spread quickly between people across the globe, the World Health Organization's leader said Monday. Continue reading
May 09 As Fears Subside in Mexico, Health Experts Urge Continued Caution By PBS News Hour Senior correspondent Ray Suarez was in Mexico City all week, reporting on the H1N1 flu. In this reporter's notebook that he filed during his flight home, he reports on the next steps for Mexico's government, people and medical community. Continue reading