Kids & Family - Oct. 24, 2009
Swine Flu vaccine clinic is surprisingly well-organized
I owe a partial apology to the City of Milwaukee after ripping its Swine Flu vaccine clinic mobilization earlier this week. Though I stand by my assertion that the City's communications regarding the H1N1 vaccine clinics have been confusing, contradictory and incomplete, as I found out today, the execution actually went more smoothly than I expected.
Tags: h1n1, swine flu, vaccine

Kids & Family - Oct. 22, 2009
Could the Swine Flu vaccine process be more complicated?
I hoped it wouldn't go down this way, but I feared it would. After hearing about an initial vaccine clinic all week, this morning, we received a fax (yes, a fax) from the City of Milwaukee Health Department will all sorts of new and confusing information.
Tags: swine flu, h1n1, vaccination

Living - Oct. 16, 2009
Bell Ambulance employees get H1N1 vaccinations
More than 200 Bell Ambulance employees have received or are receiving H1N1 flu vaccinations this week. "When you do rescue work, the thing they always talk about is 'scene safety'," said Jim Lombardo, the co-owner of Bell Ambulance.
Tags: h1n1, vaccine, swine flu, bell ambulance, jim lombardo

Living - Oct. 2, 2009
Five questions regarding the flu and flu shot
Flu season is here, and with the relative uncertainty of H1N1 many have questions regarding the flu's pending impact and the state of vaccinations. So, I asked the City's Director of Disease Control & Environmental Health a few.
Tags: flu shot, swine flu, H1N1, influenza, vaccine, vaccination, dr. mercola, city of milwaukee, public heath, type a and 01, type b

Kids & Family - Sept. 6, 2009
Sunday Sound-off: Will you vaccinate your kid for swine flu?
For some parents, it's difficult to weigh out the pros and cons of vaccinating kids against swine flu.On the one hand, kids are at greater risk of dying from the swine flu, so the vaccination seems like a good idea. On the other hand, the vaccination could contain toxins that are particularly harmful to children.
Tags: swine flu, vaccinate, H1N1