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Jo DeBruycker makes a point Thursday during a meeting at Skylark Center in Willmar on how businesses can prepare for a flu outbreak. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Businesses urged to be prepared for influenza

WILLMAR -- The phones in the occupational health department at Affiliated Community Medical Centers have been ringing like never before. Department manager Kris Gulbrandsen and her staff have been fielding...

news / local / business Sat, Oct 24, 2009 - 12:00am

Rice implements further flu steps

WILLMAR -- Rice Memorial Hospital took extra steps in its emergency room Thursday to segregate patients in the waiting area who come in with influenza-like symptoms. A curtain went up...

news / local Fri, Oct 23, 2009 - 12:00am

H1N1 blamed for 3 deaths in Minnesota, state flu hotline is busy

ST. PAUL - Callers to Minnesota's new flu hotline reported no answers, busy signals and long waits today as the Health Department said three more people died from H1N1 flu...

news / state Thu, Oct 22, 2009 - 2:35pm

Hastings special needs student, 11, dies of H1N1

HASTINGS, MINN. - Oliver Franklin Finley, age 11, a Hastings Middle School student and the son of Steve and Nancy Finley, died last Saturday afternoon of complications from the H1N1...

news / state Thu, Oct 22, 2009 - 11:51am

Minnesota opens new toll-free FluLine: 1-866-259-4655

A new phone-based service is now available for Minnesotans who think they may have the flu. Beginning today, people with possible flu symptoms can call the Minnesota FluLine at 1-866-259-4655...

news / state Wed, Oct 21, 2009 - 12:32pm

Officials: Flu shots on the way

WILLMAR -- If you haven't received a flu shot yet, you'll probably have to be patient a little longer. Local health providers used up most of their initial vaccine supply...

news / local Fri, Oct 16, 2009 - 12:00am

Kandiyohi County Public Health nurse Deb Kloss adminsters a seasonal flu shot Wednesday to Melanie Isdal, a special needs paraproffesional at Focus House, during a flu shot clinic at the Willmar Education and Arts Center. Tribune photo by Gary Miller

Need a shot? You may have to wait

WILLMAR -- Local demand for the seasonal influenza vaccine has been so high that Affiliated Community Medical Centers has stopped scheduling appointments for people to come in and get their...

news / local Thu, Sep 24, 2009 - 12:00am

Local officials plan to follow guidelines on when patients should see doc

WILLMAR -- If you think you might have influenza, should you see a doctor? Behind the scenes, health officials are worried about the potential for widespread flu -- both the...

local Thu, Sep 24, 2009 - 12:00am

ACMC halts scheduling of seasonal flu shots

Updated 4:30 p.m.

news / local Wed, Sep 23, 2009 - 1:47pm

Providers say now is the time to get regular flu vaccine

WILLMAR -- It might still be several weeks before a vaccine for the H1N1 novel influenza virus arrives in Minnesota. But local health providers are urging people to take early...

news / local Thu, Sep 17, 2009 - 12:00am

Health Dept. officials say infuenza is widespread across Minn.

ST. PAUL -- More than 30 Minnesota schools report significant flu outbreaks, little more than a week after most districts began classes. The outbreak is spotty around the state, with...

news Thu, Sep 17, 2009 - 12:00am

Minnesota says flu outbreak is 'widespread'

ST. PAUL - More than 30 Minnesota schools report significant flu outbreaks, little more than a week after most districts began classes. The flu outbreak is spotty around the state,...

news Wed, Sep 16, 2009 - 3:55pm

Flu cases surge in Minnesota

Officials at the Minnesota Department of Health are tracking what appears to be a significant increase in influenza-like illness across the state. Based on reports of increased influenza-like illness in...

news Wed, Sep 16, 2009 - 3:29pm

State Health Department offers advice for preventing influenza

As the spread of the H1N1 novel influenza virus continues, the Minnesota Department of Health issued a list of recommendations Thursday to help reduce the likelihood of getting sick with...

news / local Fri, Jun 12, 2009 - 12:00am

Monitoring continues locally for H1N1 influenza virus

WILLMAR -- The number of H1N1 novel influenza cases confirmed in Minnesota has jumped to 124. Thirteen of these cases were reported in southwestern Minnesota, according to the Minnesota Department...

news / local Wed, Jun 10, 2009 - 12:00am

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