Swine flu immunization clinics hitting the Tampa Bay area this weekend may be a sign the vaccine is finally reaching the general public. ...more

December 4, 2009

Q. I am an 80-year-old man in Waynesville, N.C. When, if ever, will I be eligible to receive an H1N1 flu shot here in Haywood County? - Ben, Waynesville, N.C. ...more

December 3, 2009

Q. I'm a female, age 61. I'm sure I had swine flu a month ago, and did not go to the doctor. Should I get the shot? Could I get it again? I don't want it again! - Patti, Land O' Lakes ...more

December 3, 2009

Q. Why is it that the rest of the world has not had the problems that the U.S. has had in procuring and distributing the swine flu vaccine? Has the government gotten in the way of efficiency again? - Jim, Tampa ...more

December 2, 2009

Q. My 5-year-old son had the first swine flu vaccine. Is it important to get the second one? I am not sure about mercury content. Is it possible to get swine flu protection from first vaccine? - Lada, Maryland ...more

December 2, 2009

Doctors and clinics are turning away requests for swine flu vaccines and most people sending questions to TBO.com want to know when they can get them, frustrated at the slow pace of distribution. ...more

December 2, 2009

Mitchell High School sophomore Stephanie Villatoro braced herself as nurse Cathy Sage prepared to administer the swine flu vaccine last week but, as it turned out, there was no worry. ...more

November 30, 2009

It is perhaps a mixed message or a contradiction for health care workers who willfully do something that is likely to endanger their health such as smoking. ...more

November 29, 2009

Health department officials aren't sure whether a man who died was from Highlands County, or whether he died from the swine flu, but his death was established this week by FloridasHealth.com. He was one of 167 in the state of Florida. ...more

November 28, 2009

Q. Can you find out why the Hillsborough County School District has discontinued giving shots to elementary school students? What percentage has been vaccinated by the school system? - Greg, Valrico ...more

November 27, 2009