Swine Flu

Send us your questions on the H1N1 pandemic and we'll answer a selection. (59)

Did public health officials overplay the dangers of swine flu? Was the media coverage justified? Two of Canada's top public health... (46)

In public health circles, they're known as black swans.

Parents of children with asthma should have an "increased state of alertness" about the pandemic flu virus, suggests the...

Researchers at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children say asthma appears to be a significant risk factor for severe cases of...

Public health officials are making a big push for everyone to get the shot now that it is widely available.

Even though some areas of the province have reported that H1N1 activity has peaked, public health officials say it's still...

The Premier said the vaccine will now be available to everyone across the province, a move that is expected to be officially...

Fewer Canadians have suffered severe side effects from the H1N1 flu vaccine than normally react to the seasonal flu shot so far...

Team owners say the only members of the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and the NBA's Toronto Raptors to get the swine flu shots were in...

Fewer people have had an adverse reaction to the H1N1 vaccine than normally react to the seasonal flu shot, according to Canada...

Everyone in the GTA will soon be able to get an H1N1 shot.

With more than half of Toronto Public Health's staff deployed to work related to the H1N1 influenza pandemic, regular programs...

The Liberals are urging the federal government to translate H1N1 pamphlets into dozens of languages, but local public health...

Hog producers are starting to relax now that China is the only significant market barring Canadian pork exports due to H1N1, but...

The country's chief public health officer says Canada is leading the world when it comes to percentage of population vaccinated... (39)

When H1N1 came calling, Clare Kumar heard opportunity knocking.

Ontario residents are flocking to their pharmacists with questions and concerns about the H1N1 flu virus.

Public health officials have been throwing out hundreds of doses of H1N1 flu vaccine even as Canadians endure long lineups. (25)

Government labs, including the one handling samples of H1N1 flu, struggle to keep track of stored viruses and bacteria, a recent...

Are you confused by the H1N1 numbers? Wondering why public health officials are making such a fuss about a virus that has so far...

Health authorities in Toronto and across the country have tossed out hundreds of doses of the H1N1 flu vaccine because of... (45)

With Ontario now seeing about twice the amount of flu activity than it has in past years, elementary students and seniors with...

An Ontario teachers' union says vaccinating children at school is the way to go as some local health units open H1N1 clinics to...

A 38-year-old Ottawa father of three has died after being admitted to hospital this week with what was believed to be swine flu.

Belgrade's open-air markets were a welter of busy customers Friday, pushing and shoving to buy one item – garlic.

The federal government has approved the Canadian version of the swine flu vaccine for pregnant women and will soon begin allowing...

The H1N1 flu has sickened about 22 million Americans since April and killed nearly 4,000, including 540 children, according to...

Toronto officials announced clinics will soon vaccinate healthy school-age children. Federal health officials, meanwhile... (26)

Parents dreading a second trip to the flu clinic to immunize their kids against swine flu will be happy to learn their first wait...

People at high-risk from H1N1 infection or those who start to progress from normal flu to more severe illness need rapid treatment...

Several factors may be prompting the "me first" behaviour among those who are jumping the line to get H1N1 shots.

A new study of pandemic H1N1 cases in Mexico shows that young people are most susceptible to getting the disease, but death rates...

Opposition politicians and the media may be hammering governments for their handling of the H1N1 situation, but a new poll...

Police brass, including Toronto Chief Bill Blair, were given the flu shot almost two weeks ago even though they were not on the... (60)

Santa wants children with symptoms of H1N1 to stay home until they're feeling better and not climb onto his lap for pictures...

Doctors should be cautious about giving Tamiflu to people to prevent them from becoming ill after they've been exposed to H1N1, an...

Prime Minister Stephen Harper held a conference call with the premiers on Tuesday to talk about swine flu and the economy.

The Canadian military will vaccinate Afghan detainees against swine flu on a case-by-case basis, but none of the suspected Taliban...

The federal government has yet to approve the Canadian version of the swine flu vaccine for pregnant women even though more than...

First there were professional athletes. Then hospital boards. Now students at some private schools have received preferential... (198)

Police, firefighters and Ministry of Health staff are among the groups that will be offered the H1N1 vaccine next in Ontario.

Military officials in Afghanistan said detainees in Canadian custody are being offered the H1N1 shot — a decision the federal...

Canadian researchers are going to study H1N1 vaccine safety and dosage needs in people living with HIV.

She tweeted about having an "H1N1 daycare" after her two children were sent home from school when they weren't all that...

To the Canadian economy's woes, add H1N1. The panic-inducing phenomenon will help erase 20 per cent of profits across six...

Canada is unlikely to dip into its limited supply of H1N1 vaccine to help meet Afghanistan's plea for help with a pandemic that...

Hospital board members who received the scarce H1N1 vaccine defended their position at the head of the queue Monday, even after... (69)

Ontario's 36 public health units, some of which have run out of H1N1 vaccine, can soon restock.

It's all hands on deck for the largest flu vaccination campaign in Canadian history, and even the president of the Canadian Nurses...

The World Health Organization's top flu scientist often describes the virus he's studied for years as "humbling."

Although Toronto will have enough vaccine for its 10 priority group clinics on Monday and Tuesday, Toronto Public Health will need...

By one estimate, Toronto is the third most vulnerable city in North America in its potential exposure to diseases that spread... (19)

When it comes to getting an H1N1 shot, it's still a matter of where you live and who you are. (4)

In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking the H1N1 vaccine. Instead, the National Health Service sent letters...

At least seven Toronto hospitals have given preferential access to scarce H1N1 vaccines to their boards of governors.

Unionized staff at Mount Sinai Hospital are calling for the resignation of its board of directors after members were given early...

A University of Guelph animal biologist on Friday outlined methods to diagnose H1N1 influenza in a pet after the first reports...

If you ask Lauren Gervais how she's feeling this week, the answer is: "Good. No flu." But if the H1N1 virus does knock...

The Ontario government is investigating whether  the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Raptors jumped the queue for scarce... (82)

Anyone thinking of riding out the swine flu pandemic without getting a shot will have a long time to wait for the outbreak to pass... (50)

The version of the swine flu vaccine that does not contain a chemical additive to stretch supply and boost immunity is now...

Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews is promising to investigate whether celebrity athletes jumped the queue for the swine flu... (118)

Millions of doses of H1N1 vaccine have been given so far and no serious side-effects have been seen, the World Health Organization...

The Middlesex-London Health Unit says three people, including an infant from London, Ont., have died from H1N1, The London Free... (13)

News that the Calgary Flames, among others, had instant access to scarce vaccine should come as no surprise to a shocked public. (78)

Amid accusations that professional athletes are jumping the queue for flu shots, immunization clinics for vulnerable people face...

Ontario's chief medical officer of health says the number of people who have died in the province after contracting swine flu has...

Alberta Health Services says it has fired a senior staff member over the Calgary Flames H1N1 flu vaccine controversy.

The federal government is expecting to deliver 1.8 million doses of the swine flu vaccine across the country next week. (11)

The swine flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

The House of Commons will debate the swine flu pandemic again today as the Liberals are putting forward an opposition motion...

According to the Maple Leafs and Raptors, some players and staff have received the H1N1 vaccine, but both teams deny jumping the...

With increasing H1N1 cases straining the health system in the Greater Toronto Area and uncertainty about when the next shipments...