Q. My 6-year-old received a Novartis swine flu vaccination last week. My 2-year-old is getting her first injection tomorrow from a different manufacturer. My question is this: If I am lucky enough to get them a second dose, do they have to be by the same manufacturer as their first dose? I am worried I will not be able to find the booster by the same manufacturer. -Cyndi, Orange County, Calif. ...more

November 25, 2009

Q. What are the signals for swine flu? How could we recover from swine flu? What is the treatment of swine flu? - Muhammad, Kuwait ...more

November 18, 2009

a 38-year-old woman with underlying health conditions. ...more

November 14, 2009

It looks like more H1N1 swine flu vaccine is making it's way to our neck of the woods. As is always the case, some people are refusing to take it, saying there are side effects and that it's not necessary. This vaccine is no more dangerous than any other flu vaccine, and getting it can protect individuals, family members, neighbors and coworkers. For that reason, we hope people use good sense and get the vaccine. ...more

November 13, 2009

Q. I have emphysema. I do not get flu shots because I was very ill for three months the only time I took it. Should I consider taking the H1N1 vaccine in two separate doses? Also, should I ask for the one without an adjuvant? - Lucy, Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada ...more

November 11, 2009

Q. I have a 2 1/2-year-old and I want to know where can I get him the swine flu shot? I'm new here and I would like to know. Thanks. - Mikala, Minneapolis, Minn. ...more

November 11, 2009

The Pasco County Health Department will offer free swine flu nasal spray and injectable vaccinations to priority groups Saturday and Nov. 14 in Dade City, New Port Richey and Land O' Lakes. ...more

November 6, 2009

Sarasota health officials expect a crowd when they begin offering vaccinations at selected schools this weekend for elementary and pre-kindergarten students. ...more

November 2, 2009

Q. As a health care worker in a small office in Pasco County, where and when can our staff receive H1N1 vaccine? ...more

October 27, 2009

As people are once again learning, producing vaccines against influenza viruses is not an easy thing. Back in 2004, many will recall, there was a shortage of vaccine for what we have come to call the "seasonal" flu. One of only two pharmaceutical companies still making vaccine at the time had to shut down its production facility in England because of contamination problems. ...more

October 27, 2009