H1N1 mutation found in some flu fatalities Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:10:25 GMT
Norwegian health authorities said Friday they have discovered a potentially significant mutation in the H1N1 influenza strain that could be responsible for causing the severest symptoms among those infected.
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Swine flu may have hit peak, but not over yet Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:37:51 GMT
The pandemic of swine flu may be hitting a peak across much of the globe, health officials said on Friday, but they cautioned it was far from over.
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Problems plague swine flu vaccination program Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:52:36 GMT
When the nation's swine flu vaccination program began in early October, health officials predicted it was going to be "messy." They were right.
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Experts: Radical measures won't stop swine flu Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:37 GMT
Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu — most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms — have failed to contain the disease.
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WHO: Swine flu shot not causing deaths Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:26:51 GMT
The World Health Organization on Thursday ruled out swine flu vaccine as the cause of death in 41 people who had received the flu shot.
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Better not cough: Santas lobby for H1N1 shots Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:06:06 GMT
Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine. Many of the nation's Santas want to be given priority for the vaccine because they'll be around so many kids — and most are overweight, which puts them at additional risk.
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1.5 million a day getting H1N1 vaccine in China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:06:43 GMT
China's health minister said Wednesday his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against swine flu, part of a mammoth effort to reach nearly 7 percent of inhabitants of the world's most populous country by year's end.
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Swine flu booster shots? Good luck with that Mon, 16 Nov 2009 13:25:44 GMT
Government health officials say children younger than 10 need two doses of swine flu vaccine for full immunity, but providers facing shortages are limiting many to just one.
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Lower dose of swine flu vaccine may be enough Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:12:21 GMT
Pharmaceutical maker Novartis said Tuesday a U.S. study suggests that half a dose of its swine flu vaccine may be sufficient to protect people from the virus and could allow many more to be immunized with current supplies.
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