Health officials say swine flu cases appear to declining throughout most of the U.S., but the specter of Thanksgiving gatherings makes it hard to predict what will happen next.

The Williamsburg County School District will offer students the H1N1 vaccinations in school, with parental consent, in two weeks.

The Charleston County School District said late Monday afternoon that it may make vaccinations available in schools beginning as early as next Friday, November 13th.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control held a summit Tuesday to provide community leaders with an update on the H1N1 flu.

Starting October 26 the Georgetown Hospital System will not allow people under 19 years old to visit patients unless they are gravely ill.

While the majority of women use soap and water on their hands after using the bathroom, men often need blunt reminders to lather up, according to research on hygiene habits conducted by London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

The Lowcountry DHEC office is getting swamped with calls for appointments to get the swine flu vaccination, but too many people who are ineligible are tying up the phone lines.

The Lowcountry DHEC office is getting swamped with calls for appointments to get the swine flu vaccination, but too many people who are ineligible are tying up the phone lines.

With a new shipment of the H1N1 vaccine in the Lowcountry, the first public clinic has been moved up.

With a new shipment of the H1N1 vaccine in the Lowcountry, the first public clinic has been moved up.

DHEC spokesman Jim Beasley says the state has received most of the roughly 26,300 doses that were initially requested and that those doses are being distributed throughout the state.

The Department of Health and Environmental Control said Friday that South Carolina sites, including the Lowcountry, have begun receiving some shipments of the H1N1 vaccine.

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Flu season has barely started, but swine flu cases have already begun to surge. Experts say vaccines won’t be ready for weeks but people should start preparing now.

A 14-year-old Fort Worth girl who was “perfectly healthy” her entire life died suddenly Sunday after being diagnosed with the flu.