Swine Flu (H1N1) Vaccine (New York Times) A vaccine for the H1N1 strain of swine flu became available in small batches on Oct. 5, 2009 as the country girded for a second wave of the pandemic that broke out across the country and much of the world in the spring. [News Source]

New numbers show spike in H1N1 cases (East Valley Tribune) Maricopa County and Arizona State University officials are working to vaccinate high-risk people against the H1N1 virus, as recently released numbers show a spike of confirmed cases in the region. Are you ready? Tribune H1N1-HQ [News Source]

Practice makes perfect at Davis County Health Department’s H1N1 mass clinics (Deseret News) I didn't feel a thing. I was aware the nurse held a syringe with an inch-long needle above my upper arm. I saw her arm move... [News Source]

Practice makes perfect at Davis County Health Department’s H1N1 mass clinics (Deseret News) I didn't feel a thing. I was aware the nurse held a syringe with an inch-long needle above my upper arm. I saw her arm move... [News Source]

Practice makes perfect at Davis County Health Department’s H1N1 mass clinics (Deseret News) I didn't feel a thing. I was aware the nurse held a syringe with an inch-long needle above my upper arm. I saw her arm move... [News Source]

North Korea reveals swine flu outbreak. Reclusive North Korea on Wednesday took the unusual step of acknowledging that it had suffered an outbreak of H1N1 flu, with foreign aid officials saying the virus has killed dozens of people. [News Source]

Triage: Flu outbreak saps public health resources. Thousands of public health workers are trying to vaccinate millions of people against swine flu, but recession-driven budget cuts have thinned their ranks so far that they are being forced to cut back on childhood immunization clinics, restaurant inspections and anti-obesity programs to get the H1N1 job done. [News Source]

Delaware supervisors vote to back gas drilling. The Delaware County Board of Supervisors voted Wednesday to support drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus shale on the condition that the state's Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement addresses environmental concerns with sound science and regulatory safeguards. [News Source]

Study eyes bird flu cases in children (Việt Nam News) HA NOI — Viet Nam kicked off an avian influenza survey on 12,000 over seven-year-olds in Thua Thien Hue and Tien Giang provinces, and Ha Noi yesterday. [News Source]

Practice makes perfect at Davis H1N1 mass clinics (Deseret News) I didn't feel a thing. I was aware the nurse held a syringe with an inch-long needle above my upper arm. I saw her arm move... [News Source]

Practice makes perfect at Davis H1N1 mass clinics (Deseret News) I didn't feel a thing. I was aware the nurse held a syringe with an inch-long needle above my upper arm. I saw her arm move... [News Source]