Updated June 08, 2015.

Preventing H1N1

All About the H1N1 Vaccine

A vaccine was developed in 2009 to protect the public from H1N1.

What You Need to Know About the H1N1 Vaccine

The pandemic H1N1 vaccine was not the same as the seasonal flu vaccine. Find out what you need to know about this flu shot.

Is the H1N1 Flu Vaccine Safe?

Many people have concerns about the safety of the H1N1 vaccine. Find out if it's safe and whether or not it's right for you and your family.

How You Can Prevent H1N1

There are many things you can do to prevent H1N1 from infecting you and your family other than getting the vaccine.

Are H1N1 (Antiviral) Medications Gluten Free?

With a growing number of people being diagnosed with celiac disease, many may wonder if the medications available to help treat and prevent H1N1 are even an option for them.

Get Your Family Ready for Flu Pandemics

Although H1N1 is no longer a pandemic, another one could occur at any time. Learn what you can do so you will be ready if things get worse.

Preparing for H1N1 in Schools

Take a look at what schools did to prepare for the H1N1 flu pandemic. The CDC's recommendations change depending on the severity of the virus, but since schools are one place that H1N1 spread very rapidly, it's important that they do all they can do minimize the outbreaks.

Track Flu Activity by State

The CDC tracks flu activity levels by state on a weekly basis throughout flu season. Since the pandemic started, they have continued to track the illness throughout the year.

Those statistics are brought to you here each week.

Learn About the Phases of a Flu Pandemic

What is the difference between phase 4 and phase 6? What flu pandemic phase are we in right now? Learn how the World Health Organization categorizes the flu pandemic phases and what it means to you.

H1N1 and Your Pets

Can Your Dog or Cat Get H1N1?

Anyone with a pet knows that they are usually just as much a part of the family as any of the human members are. So it is understandable that many people may worry that their furry friends could catch H1N1. Find out if this is a possibility.

H1N1 Flu in Pet Pigs, Ferrets and More

If your pet is not of the dog or cat variety, you may still be wondering about how H1N1 could affect them.

H1N1 (Swine) Flu Spreads From Humans to Pigs in Canada

Although the virus has come to be known as “swine flu”, the influenza virus that is causing the worldwide pandemic is usually only seen in humans. It was quite a surprise when it spread from a human to a herd of pigs in Canada.