Nov. 11th, 2009 at 12:29 PM
Calculations by CDC epidemiologists put the number of U.S. deaths from H1N1 flu since April at 4,000, higher than the earlier 1,200 count. The higher figure was based on the number of deaths from laboratory-confirmed cases of flu, as well as deaths that seemed to be caused by the flu. The New York Times (11/10)
Google introduces Web-based locator of flu vaccines
Google has rolled out a flu vaccine finder service at google.com/flushot, which is designed to locate facilities that offer H1N1 and seasonal flu shots. "Given slower than expected vaccine production, we think it's important to bring together flu shot information in a coherent manner," said Roni Zeiger and Jennifer Haroon of Google. Yahoo!/Agence France-Presse (11/10)