In the new movie “Contagion,” fictional health experts scramble to get ahead of a flu-like pandemic as a drug-resistant virus quickly spreads, killing millions of people within days after they contract the illness. Although the film isn’t based entirel…
read moreStudy Finds Flu Vaccines For Nursing Home Workers Effective In Reducing Outbreaks
September 14, 2011
Higher flu vaccination rates for health care personnel can dramatically reduce the threat of flu outbreak among nursing home residents, according to a study published in the October issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of t…
read moreOut of 347 pregnant women in 2009 with severe pandemic flu, 75 died, and 272 were admitted to an ICU and survived the illness, according to a MMWR report by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). The authors stressed that pregnant mother…
read moreNurses And Midwives Urged To Vaccinate Against Seasonal Flu By Department Of Health, UK
September 8, 2011
In a new press release by the Department of Health, hospital nurses and midwives are among the health workers least likely to have the seasonal flu jab…
read moreNew NHS Staff Flu Vaccination Figures, Responses To Be Published By Department Of Health, UK
September 7, 2011
The Department of Health is publishing national NHS staff member responses to new data regarding the participation in the seasonal Flu Vaccination campaign. NB: Managed by the NHS Employers organization on behalf of the Social Partnership Forum, The N…
read moreFAO Warnings Follow Rise In Replikins Count For Both H5N1 And Swine Flu (H1N1); Replikins Synthetic TransFlu™ Vaccine Tested
September 6, 2011
The possible combination of influenza strains H1N1 (high infectivity) and H5N1 (high lethality) is a matter of global concern (1, 2). Bioradar UK Ltd announced (3) first, that the Replikin Counts of the two virus strains have risen simultaneously, not …
read moreThe Pennsylvania Department of Health is advising the public of an investigation into a human case of novel influenza A virus in Pennsylvania and is urging the public to take everyday precautions to prevent the spread of respiratory viruses. The case i…
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