H1N1 News & Media

City Events & Activities

• Video: Dr. Kaplowitz' Testimony to City Council (9/8/09) 
• Video: Alexandria H1N1/Seasonal Flu Community Town Hall Meeting (9/29/09) 

Media Coverage

• Sebelius Visits H1N1 Vaccination Clinics - Flu.gov, 11/2/09 
• Tempers flare in Virginia over shortage of vaccine and answers - Washington Post, 11/2/09 
• H1N1 Vaccine Goes Fast at Alexandria Clinic - Alexandrianews.org, 11/1/09 
• Alexandria Vaccinates 1500 at Clinic - WUSA9, 10/31/09 
• H1N1 Clinics Run out of Vaccine in Minutes - WJLA.com, 10/28/09 
• More Swine Flu Shots on the Way Soon - MSNBC, 10/28/09
• Nation Battling Flu, and Short Vaccine Supplies - New York Times, 10/26/09
• Obama Declares Flu Emergency To Ease Restrictions for Hospitals - Washington Post, 10/24/09
• Obama Declares Flu Emergency To Ease Restrictions for Hospitals -  Washington Post, 10/24/09 
• Healthy? Let those at high-risk get H1N1 vaccine first - WTOP, 10/24/09
• Swine Flu Vaccinations: When and Where to Get Them - Washington Post, 10/24/09
• VA Swine Flu, Drive Through Clinics - WUSA-9, 10/24/09
• The Word is Out on Unapproved H1N1 Products - FDA.Gov, 10/23/09 
• Flu Story: A Pregnant Woman’s Ordeal - New York Times, 10/19/09
• CDC: Production of H1N1 Flu Vaccine Lagging - CNN, 10/16/09 
• Churches, others limit touching to curb spread of H1N1 - USA Today, 10/13/09
• Some D.C. Schools to Give H1N1 Vaccine This Month - Washington Post, 10/2/09 
• Town Hall Preps City for Flu, Emergencies - Alexandria Times, 10/1/09 
• Ahead of Schedule, H1N1 Flu Season Arrives in the U.S. - Time Magazine, 9/25/09 
• Region's Health Officers Discuss Preparations for H1N1 Flu - NBC 4 Viewpoint, 8/30/09 

Public Service Announcements

• Video: Sneezing 101 (VDH) 
• Video: Spread the Word, Not the Germs! 
• Video: 2009 Flu Prevention PSA Award Winners
  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently held a video PSA contest on flu prevention. Participants were called to create a 15-, 30-, or 60-second video promoting good hygienic practices, and to submit this video over YouTube. The winner received $2500 in cash and is featured on national television. The winner was Dr. John Clarke of Baldwin, New York, for his video, H1N1 Rap by Dr. Clarke.
• Podcast: Things You Can Do to Stay Away from the Flu 
  This CDC Kidtastics podcast discusses things kids can do to help prevent infection with any infectious disease, including H1N1 flu.

Additional Information & Resources

• Video: H1N1 for Parents 
• Video: H1N1 for Educators