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Nov 30, 2009

Nov 30, 2009

CDC: Flu activity eases, but child deaths still climb

Lisa Schnirring
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Nov 30, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – The number of states with widespread pandemic flu activity dropped for the third week in a row, but the virus continued to take a heavy toll on children, with at least 27 more pediatric deaths reported the week of Nov 15 to 21, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today.

Nov 25, 2009

Nov 25, 2009

CDC warns about rise in serious pneumococcal disease

Lisa Schnirring
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Nov 25, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – In a worrisome but not unexpected pandemic-related development, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today that it is seeing a spike in serious pneumococcal disease, particularly in younger patients.

Nov 25, 2009

Nov 24, 2009

Nov 24, 2009

Novartis unveils US cell-based flu vaccine plant

Robert Roos
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Nov 24, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – The era of cell-based influenza vaccine production in the United States seemed to move closer today as Novartis unveiled its new, nearly billion-dollar manufacturing plant in Holly Springs, N.C., but onshore production and marketing of cell-based vaccines remains a few years away.

Nov 23, 2009

Nov 20, 2009

Nov 20, 2009

Clusters of resistant H1N1 cases reported in UK, US

Lisa Schnirring and Robert Roos
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Nov 20, 2009

(CIDRAP News) – Health officials in Wales today announced the identification of a cluster of patients in a Cardiff hospital who are infected with oseltamivir-resistant pandemic H1N1 influenza.

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