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The Swine Flu is no longer a pandemic. Outbreaks are still occurring in some places of the world. It really didn't involve only the flu "season" but also was spreading in spring and summer, not typically times for the flu.
At present (spring 2011), the northern hemisphere is in the flu season which is usually defined as the period from October until April in the northern areas. One of the types of flu that was anticipated and that has been active during this flu season is the H1N1/09 Swine Flu. That is why this year's flu season vaccine incorporated the swine flu vaccine as one of the three in the seasonal trivalent flu vaccination for 2010-2011's flu season.
Ohio is included in this flu season of October to April, so since it is currently mid March 2011, the flu season will be over in Ohio in a few weeks. However, just because the season is over, does not mean you can not still get the flu, especially since we know that the swine flu began in spring 2009. Most people do not get a flu vaccination after the end of March, however, since the time to become immune from the response to the vaccine is longer than the season usually lasts from that point. There is still some risk, so some doctors continue to give the vaccine through the end of March.
It is important to get the seasonal flu vaccination each year in the early fall in the Northern Hemisphere to prevent the flu.
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How much longer until the Swine Flu is over?
Once flu season is over....which I think is may or June...but when flu season comes back around november, so does the swine flu.
Who in Ohio has swine flu?
Frenger does
How many people have got Swine Flu in Ohio?
The number of Swine Flu cases in Ohio has jumped to five, and could grow to seven because of two more probable cases
Has Justin Bieber had the Swine Flu?
No, he hasn't had the swine flu. If he had the swine flu it would have been all over the news since he is so popular.
Is the Swine Flu shot really a shot?
They don't shoot you, and it isn't a 'shot' of a drink, it's a needle in the arm. In the 2009-2010 flu season there was a mist as well as a shot for the vaccination for swine flu. In the 2010-2011 flu season the vaccine for swine flu protection is included in the one vaccination for the seasonal flu.
Should you get a Swine Flu vaccination if you got a seasonal flu shot?
Last flu season, 2009-2010, you needed two shots. But this year the seasonal flu shot also protects against swine flu, so, in the US, you only need one flu shot for the 2010-2011 flu season.
Do you have the swine flu if you have a fever of 103?
Not always will you have the swine flu if you have a temperature over 101 but you should go see a doctor
Why are vaccines for Swine Flu not available?
They are available now. In fact, in the 2010-2011 flu season in the Northern Hemisphere, the regular seasonal flu vaccination includes the vaccine for H1N1/09 (swine flu). If you already had the vaccine in the 2009-2010 season, it will not harm you and might help you to get it again along with the vaccines for the other flu viruses expected in this flu season.
Who generally gets Swine Flu?
Anyone who has not had a flu vaccination each year since the pandemic and/or has not already had illness from the exact strain of flu as the pandemic swine flu. The annual flu vaccine has contained the H1N1/09 swine flu since the first regular flu season (in 2010 - 2011) after the discovery of the new strain in 2009. In the 2009 - 2010 flu season, a second vaccination against swine flu was required to be taken, in addition to the regular seasonal flu vaccination, to be immune. See the related question below for a list of those mostly likely to get, and have complications from, the 2009 swine flu (if they have not been vaccinated).
Is it necessary to get the Swine Flu shot every year?
That will only be needed if a new mutation of the swine flu occurs that the current swine flu vaccine isn't able to prevent. In the 2009-2010 flu season in the US two shots were need, the regular seasonal flu shot and the H1N1/09 Swine flu shot. But in the current 2010-2011 flu season in the US, the seasonal flu vaccination contains the vaccine for swine flu in addition to the other varieties of flu that are expected to be circulating. So only one shot is needed this year for protection in the flu season.
Where can you get the Swine Flu shot in AZ?
In the 2011-2012 Flu Season in the US, the swine flu A-H1N1/09 pandemic swine flu vaccine is included as one of the three types of flu viruses in the seasonal flu shot. So you don't have to get a separate vaccination this year for the swine flu as was needed in the 2009-2010 flu season. Check your local pharmacies. Many national drug store chains, grocery stores with pharmacies, and local drug stores give them, such as Kroger, Walgreen's, CVS, Walmart, etc.
Is the Swine Flu in Oregon Salem yet?
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