
Swine flu infections continue to drop and only one state -- Alabama -- was reporting widespread cases last week.

FDA officials say the vaccine met potency specifications when it was distributed in October and November.

Health officials are recalling hundreds of thousands of doses of swine flu vaccine after tests indicated they may not be potent enough to protect against the virus.

Thousands of Army recruits in training are having to line up before heading home for the holidays -- for mass inoculations against swine flu.

Swine flu cases appear to
declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of
Thanksgiving gatherings makes it hard to predict what will happen next.

The Bibb County School District say it's working with the North Central Health District to offer H1N1 vaccine in schools.

If you're waiting to get the H1N1 vaccine, you've got another chance.

Starting today, children under 17 will not be allowed to visit patients at five local hospitals this flu season.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says vaccine for the swine flu virus "is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the production line."

The declaration will clear the way to open up treatment facilities outside traditional hospitals.

For the fourth week in a row, no states reported widespread flu activity.

Health officials say winter flu is just starting to show up in the U.S. while swine flu infections continue to wane.

The new policy starts Tuesday, Dec. 1 and
will continue through the flu season or until further notice.

Americans who are frustrated with shortages of swine flu vaccine place
slightly more blame on drug companies than the federal government, a
USA TODAY/Gallup Poll showed Monday.

The latest government survey has found that 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month, and most of those cases likely were swine flu.