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May 29, 2009

May 29, 2009

New flu virus may bring summer of discontent

Maryn McKenna
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May 29, 2009

May 29, 2008 (CIDRAP News) – With summer temperatures settling in across the United States, health authorities are conceding that the novel H1N1 flu virus may continue circulating through the summer, rather than quieting down as seasonal flu strains do.

May 28, 2009

May 28, 2009

Senator to offer plan for upgrading US foodborne illness response

Lisa Schnirring
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May 28, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., today announced plans to introduce legislation designed to improve the nation's response to foodborne illness outbreaks by promoting use of some of the tools that helped Minnesota officials find the sources of two recent widespread Salmonella outbreaks.

May 28, 2009

May 27, 2009

May 27, 2009

CDC releases viruses for novel H1N1 vaccine development

Robert Roos
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May 27, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – Sanofi Pasteur announced today that it has received a novel H1N1 influenza vaccine virus from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), moving the company a step closer to starting production of a vaccine.

CDC spokesman Tom Skinner said this afternoon that the agency is also sending the vaccine virus to other manufacturers, located overseas, who should receive the samples within a few days.

May 26, 2009

May 26, 2009

Companies receive HHS orders for novel flu vaccine

Lisa Schnirring
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May 26, 2009

(CIDRAP News) –Two vaccine companies, Sanofi Pasteur and GlaxoSmithKline, recently announced they received their first orders from the US government for a vaccine and adjuvant to protect the country against the novel H1N1 virus.

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