News & Perspective

Apr 30, 2009

Apr 30, 2009

Flu experts counter Biden's travel advice

Lisa Schnirring
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Apr 30, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – Vice President Joe Biden today told Matt Lauer on NBC's "Today" show that he has advised his family not to fly on airlines or ride subways to avoid exposure to the swine flu virus, a message that goes well beyond the government's current travel advice for Americans to avoid nonessential trips to Mexico.

Apr 30, 2009

Apr 30, 2009

Global agencies want 'swine' out of virus's name

Robert Roos
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Apr 30, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – To quell the notion that pigs are to blame for the swine influenza H1N1 epidemic, three international agencies said today they would take the "swine" out of the virus's name and call it "influenza A/H1N1" instead.
Apr 30, 2009

SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS: Case counts, antiviral distribution, Mexican situation, Biden's clarification, new countries affected, viral name change, White House health scare

Apr 30, 2009

 

The World Health Organization's (WHO's) global count of confirmed swine flu cases stands at 257 cases in 11 countries today. The United States has 109 cases and 1 death; Mexico has 97 cases and 7 deaths. [WHO update 6]

Apr 29, 2009

Apr 29, 2009

What does the bump to phase 5 mean for your business now?

Michael T. Osterholm
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Apr 29, 2009

After seeing the pandemic alert level sit at phase 3 for years, suddenly witnessing the World Health Organization (WHO) accelerate from phase 3 to phase 5 in mere days feels terribly unnerving. Unfortunately, it's the nature of the beast—literally.
Apr 29, 2009

WHO raises pandemic alert to phase 5

Robert Roos
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Apr 29, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – To confront the spreading swine influenza H1N1 virus, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) today raised the agency's pandemic alert level to phase 5, one notch below a full-fledged influenza pandemic, signaling that it's time for all countries to prepare.

The move comes just 2 days after the WHO raised the alert from phase 3, where it had been for several years, to phase 4.
Apr 29, 2009

Lawmakers press for tougher border measures to curb virus spread

Lisa Schnirring
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Apr 29, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – Top US officials responsible for managing the nation's response to the swine influenza outbreak today faced increasing pressure to implement more aggressive measures at the Mexico border and reveal more details about the status of a vaccine.
Apr 29, 2009

SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS

Apr 29, 2009

Apr 28, 2009

Apr 28, 2009

CDC says new virus spreading beyond travelers

Robert Roos
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Apr 28, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – As the official count of US swine influenza cases rose to 64 today, top federal health officials said it's becoming increasingly clear that the virus is spreading beyond people who recently traveled to Mexico, the epicenter of the outbreak.
Apr 28, 2009

Senate hearing raises pandemic readiness, funding issues

Lisa Schnirring and Robert Roos
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Apr 28, 2009

(CIDRAP News) –At an emergency hearing today of the Senate appropriations committee, Sen Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said the Obama administration will ask for $1.5 billion to fight the swine influenza epidemic, as committee members sought to get a handle on the elements and cost estimates of the public health response.
Apr 28, 2009

SWINE FLU BREAKING NEWS

Apr 28, 2009

 

Editor's note: Today we are launching a daily digest of the latest developments concerning the swine influenza H1N1 virus. This digest will be updated more than once a day as news developments dictate.

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