December 17, 2009

Swine flu could keep coming back for “years to decades” and officials acknowledged yesterday they are looking at the possibility of mass-immunizations becoming an annual event.

December 17, 2009

For the first time in months there were no new lab-confirmed H1N1 cases and no hospitalizations due to the virus in Nova Scotia last week.

December 16, 2009

As H1N1 clinics come to an end, health officials hope they’ve vaccinated enough people to prevent a third wave.

December 11, 2009

The last H1N1 vaccination clinics in the Halifax area will be held early next week.

December 10, 2009

The number of H1N1 cases in Nova Scotia is on a steady decline, but that doesn’t mean there is nothing to fear, said the province’s chief public health officer, Dr. Robert Strang.

December 03, 2009

Nova Scotia's chief public health officer is frustrated by misinformation on the Internet about H1N1.

December 03, 2009

A seventh Nova Scotian has died from H1N1 as the virus continues to recede across the province.

December 03, 2009

Several new H1N1 vaccination clinics will be opening next week in area high schools.

December 02, 2009

More than 1,000 students received the H1N1 vaccine at two Halifax area high schools this week.

November 30, 2009

Getting vaccinated for H1N1 may get easier over the next few days as the Capital District Health Authority expands the number of places where people can line up for the shot.

November 27, 2009

A Halifax doctor had some tough questions for the Halifax Regional School Board on Wednesday night, telling board members he was concerned about how HRSB handled the second wave of the H1N1 pandemic in area schools.

November 26, 2009

The family of a 46-year-old Halifax man who died Wednesday after contracting the H1N1 flu virus is pleading with the public to heed the advice of health officials and get vaccinated.

November 26, 2009

The second H1N1 wave is declining, but people still need to guard against a potential third wave, provincial health officials stressed yesterday.

November 25, 2009

The number of H1N1 deaths in the province is now at five after provincial health officials confirmed yesterday two more infected Nova Scotians died last week.

November 24, 2009

The Capital District Health Authority is closing its three H1N1 flu assessment centres until further notice.

November 23, 2009

Sneeze into your arm, unless you’re holding your cat. Swine flu is spreading to pets.

November 23, 2009

Vaccination clinics should continue to see a steady stream of people in the next few days after the H1N1 vaccine became available to the general public Friday, a spokesman for Capital Health said yesterday.

November 20, 2009

Swine flu immunization will cost Nova Scotia an estimated $20 million, Health Minister Maureen MacDonald said Thursday.

November 19, 2009

Nova Scotia's health minister says the overall estimated cost of running the swine flu vaccination program in the province is $20 million.

November 19, 2009

A third person died from H1N1 in Nova Scotia during the past week.

November 18, 2009

Capital Health and the IWK Health Centre announced yesterday they’re changing the hours for the Flu Assessment Clinics in both Halifax and Dartmouth.

November 17, 2009

Health officials in Nova Scotia are providing more information about the availability of the H1N1 vaccine for children.

November 16, 2009

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November 16, 2009

A spokesman with the Capital District Health Authority said Friday about 13,000 doses of the vaccine have been allotted to family physicians in that district.

November 16, 2009

Nova Scotia's largest health authority is facing the possibility of having to cancel all scheduled surgeries as it increases the number of beds and staff dedicated to swine flu cases.

November 13, 2009

November 13, 2009

Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer said he’s not worried that the province’s supply of H1N1 vaccine is ending up in the wrong arms.

November 12, 2009

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has postponed three games after some players on the Shawinigan Cataractes and P.E.I. Rocket contracted the H1N1 virus.

November 12, 2009

It could be well after flu season has passed before everyone in Nova Scotia will be able to receive an H1N1 vaccination, Nova Scotia's health minister said Tuesday.

November 10, 2009

The province’s chief medical officer, Dr. Robert Strang, confirmed yesterday that a woman in her 50s died Friday after being hospitalized in an intensive care unit for several days.

November 10, 2009

A 6-year-old boy with severe H1N1 symptoms who was transferred from a New Brunswick hospital to the IWK Health Centre was listed in fair condition yesterday.

November 10, 2009

Nova Scotia has become the latest province to introduce a simplified, colour-coded chart to help people recognize H1N1 symptoms and make decisions about when and where to get help.

November 10, 2009

As H1N1 counterattacks are well underway in hospitals and doctors’ offices across the country, colleges and universities are also stepping up their efforts to ensure the safety of students.

November 09, 2009

A professor from the University of Ottawa hopes to gather perspectives from around the world in terms of risks such as H1N1 and beyond, when she attends an international working group in Lyon, France, next month.

November 09, 2009

November 09, 2009

H1N1 clinics are open today and will be serving patients who are in high-risk groups.

November 06, 2009

The province’s H1N1 vaccine priority groups have expanded to include children with chronic illness, women who have just given birth and their partners, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer announced yesterday.

November 06, 2009

The NDP govern­ment has no intention of closing down schools in Nova Scotia in response to the H1N1 pandemic, the province’s education minister said yesterday.

November 06, 2009

Clinics open for children 19 and under with chronic medical conditions, pregnant women and children aged six to 59 months.

November 05, 2009

November 05, 2009

Health officials haven’t detected a single case of seasonal influenza in the province this flu season, meaning every lab-confirmed case of flu has also been a lab-confirmed case of H1N1.

November 04, 2009

Read the full statement and apology from Alberta Health Services regarding the vaccination of members of the Calgary Flames and their family members.

November 04, 2009

November 04, 2009

November 04, 2009

The IWK Health Centre has further toughened its visitation access in the wake of the H1N1 outbreak.

November 04, 2009

The Nova Scotia legislature called an emergency debate yesterday on the H1N1 outbreak.