The wait is finally over for healthy adults aged 25-64: you too will now be able to receive an H1N1 vaccine in the District of Columbia, regardless of whether you have a preexisting condition. The D.C. Department of Health announced today that this final expansion of eligibility goes into effect on Monday, December 13. Many local doctor’s offices and health centers began receiving doses of the vaccine a few weeks ago, so check with…
Just when we had all been hearing that the swine flu had peaked, the Post reports today that Maryland and Virginia are both starting to report drug-resistant cases of H1N1. Two Virginia residents have been treated for Tamiflu-resistant swine flu, as have two patients at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in Baltimore. And buried at the bottom of this story: D.C. has now confirmed its very first swine flu-related death. “The patient was an adult male…
Unless you’ve got little kids or are under 24 (and apparently the young people care not for this vaccine, if the Post is to be believed), you probably haven’t even tried to go get an H1N1 vaccine yet. The District government only late last week opened up its free vaccine clinics to adults over age 24, and for the time being, that only includes adults with underlying health conditions such as asthma or diabetes,…
Even when the news is bad, it’s at least reassuring to read that what you’ve anecdotally observed is in fact part of a larger trend. The Post today says that hospitals are reporting a sharp rise in summer flu cases across the region, something we’ve certainly noticed seems to be true based on the number of friends and colleagues who have come down with nasty bugs in the last month. The main culprit does appear…
by shbaker99 >> The NYT takes a closer look at the selected National Museum of African American History and Culture design. The piece features more views of the museum, including a Kara Walker installation. [New York Times] >> A minivan accident on the BW Parkway this afternoon closed down a section of the road in PG County and injured 9 people. The Parkway has since been reopened, and the injured taken to area hospitals….
The swine flu scare is saying sayonara. The virus, while very infectious, proved not to be very deadly. With this new CDC directive, all closed Maryland schools will reopen Wednesday. As far as we know, Our Lady of Victory in the District has not yet decided to reopen….
We’re noticing a trend in the DCist photo pool. Swine Flu has captured the undivided attention of every media outlet and the imaginations of local pranksters. If you spot anymore clever pandemic art, add it to our pool on Flickr….
Despite the fact that epidemiologists have said that the swine flu isn’t a drastically worse bug than the conventional flu, and notwithstanding the fact that conditions in near Maryland are not like the conditions in areas of Mexico where swine flu has claimed lives, a fifth school in Prince George’s County will close on the threat of swine flu, reports ABC7. Six-hundred students plus faculty and staff will enjoy up to two weeks’ recess from…
The official press release from the District regarding the two probable cases of swine flu at George Washington University is below. Unlike the Obama advance guy and the World Bank employee, both of whom live in Maryland, these two cases are being counted in the District proper. Note that the city is directing residents to www.doh.dc.gov for further updates and information. Washington, DC – Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Dr. Pierre Vigilance, Director of the…
A member of the White House advance team and his family are also preliminarily being looked at as swine flu patients, reports AP. But just like the World Bank employee, the White House staffer and his family all live in Maryland, so this too is not counted as a District of Columbia case. “We still have no known cases of H1N1 in the District,” D.C. Department of Health spokesperson Dena Iverson said this afternoon. Of…