CIDRAP newsletters options
Note: Substantial material was added to this article at 6:15 p.m. US Central Time on the WHO's pandemic response and the role of public health going forward.
(CIDRAP News) The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) today declared the H1N1 influenza pandemic over, saying worldwide flu activity has returned to typical seasonal patterns and many people have immunity to the virus.
(CIDRAP News) The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) has launched a clinical trial of a dengue virus vaccine, a product that eventually may help prevent a disease to which 2.5 billion people are exposed.
The launching of a trial at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public in Baltimore and the University of Vermont in Burlington follows more than a decade of development, the NIAID said in a press release.
Aug 9, 2010
Aug 6, 2010
(CIDRAP News) About 16 million remaining doses of monovalent 2009 H1N1 vaccine made by Sanofi Pasteur and packaged in multidose vials will expire sooner than expected, but expiration dates have not yet been determined, federal health officials and the company said today.
Aug 5, 2010
(CIDRAP News) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging healthcare providers to be alert for influenza cases, following the reporting of two small outbreaks of influenza A/H3N2 in Iowa and scattered H3N2 cases in 11 other states.
(CIDRAP News) Because of reports of increased fever and seizures in Australian and New Zealand children, the US government's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended today that a seasonal influenza vaccine made by CSL Ltd. should generally not be used in children from 6 months through 8 years old this fall and winter.
Aug 4, 2010
(CIDRAP News) Mail carriers in Minneapolis and St. Paul are prepared to deliver antibiotics to some of the population in the event of an anthrax attack, putting the Twin Cities at the forefront of a program to use the US Postal Service (USPS) to help blunt bioterrorist assaults, according to federal and state officials.
(CIDRAP News) Mandatory flu vaccination policies for healthcare workers require big investments in time and resources and the commitment to navigate difficult legal issues, but they can pay off in participation rates as high as 98% and in increased efficiency, according to a study from Seattle's Virginia Mason Medical Center, the first US hospital to adopt such a mandate.
Aug 3, 2010
(CIDRAP News) Health officials in California recently reported another infant death from pertussis, as more states report rising numbers of pertussis cases.
The San Diego County Health and Human Services agency announced on Jul 29 that a 1-month-old baby boy died of pertussis on Jul 27 at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego. The boy's death is prompting new calls from health officials for parents to have themselves and their children vaccinated.
Aug 2, 2010
