Swine flu vaccine hits NY
A few New Yorkers will have access to the state’s first batch of swine flu vaccine this week, but most will have to wait as the supply trickles in. The first doses arrived this week, with the Nassau...
View ArticleJudge temporarily blocks flu vaccine mandate
New York’s second-largest public employee union won a temporary restraining order Friday blocking mandatory flu vaccinations for health care workers. The order came as the Public Employees Federation...
View ArticleHenry Schein sales, earnings rise in 3Q
Melville-based health care, dental and veterinary products distributor Henry Schein on Wednesday reported that net income rose 5.2 percent to $96.8 million.
View ArticleHenry Schein 4Q profit rises 7 percent
Health care products company Henry Schein Inc. said Wednesday that net income rose 7 percent in the fourth quarter on stronger results for its animal health and medical businesses.
View ArticleDr. Glatt: The flu pandemic of 1919 continues to cast a long shadow
Opinion: The threat of a new worldwide pandemic remains a very real and threatening possibility.
View ArticleState lawmakers: Let minors get vaccinated even if parents balk
A new bill in the New York State Legislature would allow minors to get vaccinated without parental consent.
View ArticleUS measles cases hit highest mark in 25 years
U.S. measles cases in 2019 have climbed to their highest level in 25 years in a resurgence largely attributed to misinformation that is turning parents against vaccines.
View ArticleThe Poll: Did you get a flu shot this season?
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