SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–March 29, 2010. The Illinois Department of Public Health is continuing to encourage the public to get vaccinated against the H1N1 influenza virus. “It’s not too late to get vaccinated for the H1N1 flu,” said Dr. Damon T. Arnold, director, Illinois Department of Public Health. “Although flu activity has[Read More…]
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Ahead of Donors’ Meeting On Haiti, UN Calls for More Than $11 Billion in Spending
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 March 2010 – The “smart” rebuilding of Haiti after January’s earthquake will require some $11.5 billion of spending over the next 10 years, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today ahead of Wednesday’s international donor meeting on the way ahead for the Caribbean country. “That is our challenge in New[Read More…]
Speaker Challenges League Members to Advocate for HIV/AIDS Prevention Education in Schools
Dr. Marvel McCain Parker addresses the League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area Saturday in University Park. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Dr. Marvel McCain Parker issued a challenge Saturday night to the League of Women Voters of the Park Forest Area, urging members to "become advocates[Read More…]
Hundreds of Haitian Families Moved to First of New Campsites – UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 March 2010 – Some 200 Haitian families have been moved into the first of an expected five transitional sites being set up to decongest spontaneous settlements of those left homeless by the 12 January earthquake, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported today.[Read More…]
6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Reported in Chile, March 26, 2010
CHILE–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2010. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck Chile at approximately 8:52 AM (CST). The quake was reported to have hit 49 miles SSW of Copiapo, 141 miles NNE of Coquimbo, 255 miles WNW of La Rioja, and 381 miles N of Santiago.[Read More…]
Illinois Weekly H1N1 Activity Information Estimates, March 26, 2010
Springfield, IL–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2010. Illinois H1N1 CumulativeVaccine Allocation*(As of March 26, 2010) Allocated 4,201,100 Ordered 3,587,500 Shipped 3,583,320 * The above table represents H1N1 vaccine allocation for the 10 million people in Illinois who live outside the city of Chicago. Chicago receives an H1N1 vaccine allotment for its3 million residents[Read More…]
H1N1 Flu: Situation Update. March 26, 2010
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–March 26, 2010. Each week CDC analyzes information about influenza disease activity in the United States and publishes findings of key flu indicators in a report called FluView. During the week of March 14-20, 2010, nationally most key flu indicators remained about the same as during the previous week,[Read More…]
Emergency Shelter Reaches Nearly 1 Million Haitians
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010 — Three quarters of the 1.3 million homeless Haitians in the quake zone have received emergency shelter materials since the January 12 earthquake, with shelter materials being distributed at a rate of 120,000 people a week. The so-called shelter cluster, which consists of humanitarian organizations working on[Read More…]
1918 and 2009 Pandemic Influenza Viruses Lack a Sugar Topping
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–March 24, 2010. Although they emerged more than 90 years apart, the influenza viruses responsible for the pandemics of 1918 and 2009 share a structural detail that makes both susceptible to neutralization by the same antibodies. Scientists led by Gary J. Nabel, M.D., Ph.D., of the National Institute of[Read More…]
Haitians Plan How to Rebuild Their Society at UNESCO Forum
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 March 2010 – Intellectuals, artists, international experts, social scientists and members of the Haitian diaspora are meeting today at the Paris headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to develop ideas for how to rebuild Haitian society in the wake of January’s catastrophic earthquake.[Read More…]
