VACCINES
NDAD INSIGHTS Kids with disabilities among flu season's most vulnerable
Another flu season is fast approaching, and there's a new caution forcertain people with disabilities -- children with disabilities, in particular. Federal health officials are using a study of the 2...
Posted on 8/29/12 at 12:45 PM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! A Bit More on Pertussis
My story on pertussis this week didn't focus too much on the cause of the recent uptick in whooping cough cases we're seeing nationwide. Is it unvaccinated children? is it unvaccinated adults? somethi...
Posted on 8/1/12 at 10:00 AM
HEALTHBEAT What's behind the whooping cough epidemic?
Many people in the western Minnesota communities of Dawson and Boyd must have been surprised when pertussis, or whooping cough, broke out in 1998. I remember it well, especially for the concern it cau...
Posted on 7/27/12 at 10:26 AM
NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS Shots: Basketball and tetanus
Curious about whether or not you need a tetanus shot before you help sandbag? Officials from the NDSU Student Health Service and the State Health Department say that floodwaters will not increas...
Posted on 3/24/09 at 11:01 AM
Supreme Court upholds limits on lawsuits involving child vaccines 
The Supreme Court says a federal law bars lawsuits against drug makers for the serious side effects from childhood vaccines.
By Associated Press , February 22, 2011
Officials encourage North Dakotans to get flu shots
State health officials are encouraging North Dakotans to get an influenza vaccination this fall, saying there are more than enough doses available.
By Teri Finneman , October 04, 2010
Officials stress need for second H1N1 vaccine
Parents of children in North Dakota who had their first swine flu vaccination are likely to get a phone call reminding them to get their kids in for the second dose.
By Patrick Springer , January 23, 2010
New vaccine-making company opens in Fargo
Altravax, a new vaccine development company, has been launched in Fargo with a potential of creating 40 new jobs in five years.
By Craig McEwen , January 13, 2010
Health department to hold flu clinic Friday
The Grand Forks Public Health Department will hold an H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccination clinic Friday on the third floor at 151 S. Fourth St.
By Herald Staff Report , December 16, 2009
N.D. received recalled swine flu vaccines
Health officials said some of the swine flu vaccine that has been recalled nationwide ended up in North Dakota, but there is no cause for worry.
By Associated Press , December 16, 2009
Minnesota OKs H1N1 vaccine for everyone
Effective Wednesday, the Minnesota Department of Health will allow local public health agencies and private health care providers to offer the H1N1 vaccine to all people, provided they have enough vaccine and they can still meet the needs of high-risk patients who want to be vaccinated.
By Herald staff report , December 14, 2009
CDC: Swine flu less widespread; only in 25 states
Swine flu infections continue to wane, just as vaccine is becoming plentiful enough that some communities are allowing everyone to get it, not just those in priority groups.
By Mike Stobbe , December 04, 2009
Health officials recommend kids get booster dose of Hib vaccine
Recent changes in vaccine recommendations now mean parents should check their child’s vaccine records to see if they need a booster shot, the North Dakota Department of Health said today.
By Herald Staff Report , November 12, 2009
Absences decrease in GF schools
Flu-related absences are down considerably in Grand Forks schools, Assistant Superintendent Jody Thompson said Wednesday. “I would say absences are tracking fairly normal to this time of the year,” he said.
On Monday and Tuesday, there were 100 to 150 students absent for illnesses, appointments and other reasons — about 1.5 percent or 2 percent of the district’s nearly 7,000 students.
November 04, 2009
Q & A: N.D. epidemiologist answers some common questions about the H1N1 virus
Is it hype, hysteria or common-sense awareness and preparedness, this flu thing?
Ask us next spring, when (we hope) the current flu season peters out — though even then there still may be no definitive answer to satisfy everyone.
By Chuck Haga , October 31, 2009
Minnesota's Polk County holding H1N1 vaccination clinic today
Polk County Public Health will administer H1N1 vaccines at a clinic this afternoon.
By Forum Staff Report , October 28, 2009
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