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Flu clinics planned in Bel Air Friday and Saturday, Harford hospital visitation limits continue
Harford County residents who have yet to get their flu shots will have another chance to get them this Friday and Saturday. The Harford County Health Department is offering a free vaccination clinic Friday from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Harford County Council's...
Tags: Flu, Havre de Grace, Chemical Industry, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics
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Flu declared epidemic by CDC
Federal health officials declared this season's flu outbreak an epidemic Friday as Maryland hospitals and clinics continued to treat unusually high numbers of patients for the virus and manufacturers reported low supplies of the vaccine to treat the...
Tags: Symptoms, Chemical Industry, Vaccines, Giant Food, LLC, Flu Vaccine
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The flu strikes hard in Harford
The unusually active flu season continues at full tilt in Harford County, with many of those who haven't either been sick or vaccinated against the illness scrambling to get inoculated. More than 700 people got vaccinated at flu clinics in Harford...
Tags: Flu, Havre de Grace, Diseases and Illnesses, Disease Prevention, Woodbridge
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MedImmune creating drug pipeline for AstraZeneca
When Gail Folena-Wasserman joined Gaithersburg biotechnology startup MedImmune in 1991, she was its first employee in research and development, and dreamed of what the company might be "when it grew up."
Two decades later, the senior vice president for...Tags: Biotechnology, Chemical Industry, Lilly Eli & Co, HPV Vaccine, Startups
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County's to host 'Super Saturday' clinics for flu vaccinations
Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz this week joined forces with state and local health officials to promote flu shot season in the county, and was scheduled to get a flu shot himself during a Towson press conference on Oct. 9. Dr. Gregory Wm....Tags: Health and Safety at School, Flu, Baltimore County, Rossville, Towson
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FDA approves new flu vaccine
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new vaccine to prevent the seasonal flu.
FluMist Quadrivalent is the first vaccine to contain four strains of the influenza virus - two influenza A strains and two B strains. It is manufactured by...Tags: Flu, Viral Diseases and Infections, Chemical Industry, Health Organizations, Vaccines
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Seasonal flu vaccine may fall short
With all the attention given to the slow pace of distribution of the swine flu vaccine, doctors and other providers are raising concerns about a shortage of vaccine for the other flu that is expected to slam the state and country this year.
Demand...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Corruption, CVS Corp., Novartis AG, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia)
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USDA tells FluMist to stop using misleading flier
Bloomberg NewsWASHINGTON - MedImmune Inc. must stop using a marketing brochure for FluMist, its nasal-spray influenza vaccine, because the document lacks directions for use and details on potential risks, federal regulators said. "This consumer-directed flier is...Tags: Flu, Immune System, Consumers, Preventative Medicine, MedImmune Inc.
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Ailing sales again for FluMist
Sun StaffThough flu season is not over, a report by one Wall Street analyst suggests sales of FluMist, the nasal spray flu vaccine made by Gaithersburg-based MedImmune Inc., will again be dismal this year. Survey results released this week by the New York...Tags: Flu, Chiron Corporation, Hospitals and Clinics, Vaccines, Pharmaceuticals
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Critical stage for biotechs
Sun StaffA number of Maryland's biotechnology companies will have prospective new drugs in their final round of clinical testing this year, a key stage for some in their efforts to fully evolve from research organizations into market-driven businesses....Tags: Biotechnology, Corporate Officers, United Therapeutics Corp., Children, Maryland
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Is It Too Early To Get a Flu Shot?
HealthIt was mid to late August when I first noticed advertisements for various flu clinics. They elicited the same sinking feeling I get when I see a department store with Christmas trees this time of year. I thought, “Really? Flu shots? Now?” A... -
School calendar - Oct. 22-27
Here are some of the things happening in Washington County Public Schools: Today Red Ribbon Week E. Russell Hicks Middle — Flag practice, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. North Hagerstown High — Financial aid night Northern Middle — Percussion...Tags: Greenbrier, PTA, Drugs and Medicines, Arts, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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