The California Report Magazine | Fri, Oct 30 2009, 4:30 PM

Swine Flu in California

On the continuum between calm and panic, most Californians are somewhere in the middle when it comes to swine flu. But there's no question that the shortage of H1N1 vaccine is ratcheting up the anxiety level and fueling demand for inoculations. So far the state has received about two million doses of the vaccine, and they're slowly trickling down to counties. On Thursday, San Francisco held its first public vaccine clinics throughout the city. By the time doors opened at 4 pm, nearly 1,700 people were lined up.

County Health Directors and Vaccine Distribution

Throughout California, county health departments are dealing with anxious residents. The situation varies county by county, with some local officials complaining they're not being treated fairly by the state health department. First host Scott Shafer checks in with county health directors in Imperial, Santa Clara and Los Angeles counties, and then asks Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health, about the discrepancies between counties.

Forum | Wed, Oct 28 2009, 9:30 AM

Flu Vaccine

San Francisco will begin vaccinating for H1N1 on Thursday. We discuss where vaccines will be available across the Bay Area, who most needs to be vaccinated and how to differentiate H1N1 from seasonal flu.

KQED Radio News | Fri, Oct 2 2009, 5:30 PM

Swine Flu Reality Check

The long-awaited first vaccinations against swine flu begin early next week in some parts of the country. Most states are aiming their first small batches at health care workers, hoping to keep them well enough to be on the job as cases of swine flu are rapidly increasing nationwide.

The California Report Magazine | Fri, Oct 2 2009, 4:30 PM

Predicting Swine Flu

Vaccines for the 2009 H1N1 virus, or swine flu, start appearing next week in clinics and doctors' offices across the country. Health officials are recommending that the first doses go to the most vulnerable groups, including pregnant women. Ultimately, the Centers for Disease Control plans to vaccinate at least half the American population. It's a race against not just the spread of the swine flu virus, but also against its inevitable mutation.

Quest | Mon, Sep 21 2009, 8:33 AM

Understanding Swine Flu

Two weeks from now, the first 3.5 million doses of swine flu vaccine will hit clinics across the country. The Centers for Disease Control will distribute 195 million doses nationwide. It's a race against not just the spread of the swine flu virus, but its inevitable mutation.

KQED Radio News | Wed, Sep 2 2009, 5:30 PM

Study Aims to Stretch Vaccine Supplies

Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine are looking for a few hundred healthy men and women to test a technique that could help stretch supplies of the swine flu vaccine. We talk to the principal investigator for the study.

Forum | Tue, Sep 1 2009, 9:00 AM

Swine Flu Update

It's back-to-school time, and that means it's also prime time for the spread of germs. The H1N1 virus commonly known as swine flu hasn't gone away, and public health officials are expecting a particularly active flu season. According to the CDC, swine flu vaccines won't be ready until October at the earliest. How bad is the flu likely to be this fall, and how does H1N1 differ from the traditional seasonal flu?