The flu season has slammed many small businesses, weakening already thin staffing levels and forcing some owners to scramble to cover shifts or get the work done. All but five of the 26 staffers at BusBank, a transportation booking ...

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The Johns Hopkins University has been awarded a seven-year contract by the Bethesda-based National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to launch a new center to develop innovative ways to identify and track influenza viruses worldwide.

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NEW YORK — An unusually early and vigorous flu season is drawing attention to a cause that has scored victories but also hit roadblocks in recent years: mandatory paid sick leave for a third of civilian workers — more than ...

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Back in November, my fellow blogger Cara wrote about how young lawyers tackle the decision of going to work when they are knocked over with a cold or the flu. She, like many of us, showed up to work due ...

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MedImmune Inc. of Gaithersburg, the manufacturer of the FluMist nasal spray influenza vaccident, said that it has begun shipping FluMist doses to flu vaccine distributors throughout the United States. MedImmune expects to provide approximately 15 million – 16 million doses ...

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A survey released Wednesday by CareerBuilder finds that 72 percent of workers — nearly three out of four on an organization’s payroll — go to work when they’re sick. More than half of those surveyed — 55 percent — said ...

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