H1N1 News Scan: Vietnam questions H1N1 alert, no vaccine link found in death

H1N1 2009 Pandemic Influenza

Vietnam considers lowering H1N1 alert level
The deputy minister of health in Vietnam has suggested lowering the alert level for pandemic H1N1 flu there, given that Vietnam has had no reports of the disease for more than 2 months. The World Health Organization (WHO) has not suggested this move, but the minister said the the health ministry  had "heard" that the WHO had blown the pandemic out of proportion at the urging of pharmaceutical companies, an accusation the WHO strongly refutes.
http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/Pages/20100612224628.aspx
Jun 11 Thanh Nien article

Australian girl's autopsy shows no vaccine link
Autopsy results show no evidence linking the April death of a 2-year-old Brisbane girl to the trivalent seasonal flu vaccine she had received a day earlier. But no clear cause of death was found, leaving some observers unconvinced. Because of increased adverse reactions, the seasonal vaccine is on hold for Australian children under 5. (Note: An earlier version of this item wrongly indicated the girl had received monovalent pandemic H1N1 vaccine. H1N1 is included in the trivalent vaccine.)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/06/12/2925449.htm?site=news
ABCNews story

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