H1N1 2009 Pandemic Influenza

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CDC rejects report of mutant H1N1 strain in Brazil

(CIDRAP News) – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other experts have rejected a report that a new strain of the novel H1N1 influenza virus has been identified in a Brazilian patient.

Robert Roos
 

US hunt for novel flu reveals persistence of seasonal strains

(CIDRAP News) – One byproduct of the pandemic of novel H1N1 influenza is increased evidence of the extent to which "seasonal" flu viruses stick around in the summertime.

Robert Roos
 

H1N1 FLU BREAKING NEWS: Kids as vaccine priority, no worries over pandemic declaration, 5 newly affected countries, scam products

Feds eye schools as potential flu vaccination sites
US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said that schoolchildren may be a top priority if federal officials decide to use novel H1N1 flu vaccines and that children might be immunized at school, the Associated Press (AP) reported today. Sebelius is meeting with school superintendents to ask them to collaborate on plans for possibly using schools for mass vaccination sites.

 

CDC targets threat of novel flu at summer camps

(CIDRAP News) – As the school year winds down for most students, and with it the threat of school-related illness clusters, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has its sights set on preventing the spread of the novel H1N1 virus at another setting where kids congregate: summer camps.

Lisa Schnirring
 

H1N1 FLU BREAKING NEWS: Global count tops 35,000, first death outside Americas, cases grow in New Zealand & Australia, Novartis won't supply free vaccine

World novel flu count exceeds 35,000

 

H1N1 FLU BREAKING NEWS: Case counts, vaccine progress, situation in northern Canada, Australia holding steady, traveler quarantine

Global H1N1 flu count closes in on 30,000

 

Pandemic declaration prompts CDC huddle with businesses

(CIDRAP News) – On the heels of yesterday's pandemic declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today urged businesses to review their pandemic plans to make sure they're flexible enough to respond to a moderate or severe pandemic.

Lisa Schnirring
 

Communication expert endorses WHO's delay on pandemic declaration

(CIDRAP News) – A well-known risk-communication expert said the World Health Organization (WHO) acted wisely in delaying its declaration of an influenza pandemic until yesterday, but he simultaneously expressed concern that the move may lead to complacency about the situation.

Robert Roos
 

H1N1 FLU BREAKING NEWS: Pandemic declared, global case counts, Tamiflu shortage, Hong Kong closes all schools, pneumococcal vaccine

Jun 11, 2009

 

WHO declares pandemic of novel H1N1 virus

(CIDRAP News) – After delaying action for weeks as the novel H1N1 influenza virus took hold in far-flung parts of the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) today declared a full-fledged pandemic, formally recognizing that the virus is becoming a global contagion.

Robert Roos
 

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