Swine Flu
10 most important world events of 2009
February 22, 20111. Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th, and first African American, President of the United States. Moreover, in October 2009, Obama was named the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize laureate "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy...
Sixty more deaths, but flu 'may be starting to plateau'
January 14, 2011Sixty-two people died with flu in the UK in the past week, bringing the total to 112 since October, figures reveal. However, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) said the rise could be due to delayed reporting, with many of the deaths occurring before...
Swine flu offers 'extraordinary super immunity'
January 11, 2011People who recover from swine flu may be left with an extraordinary natural ability to fight off flu viruses, findings suggests. In beating a bout of H1N1 the body makes antibodies that can kill many other flu strains, a study in the Journal of Experimental...
Sri Lanka swine flu outbreak kills 22
December 29, 2010At least 22 people have died in the past two months from swine flu in Sri Lanka, officials say. The current outbreak - the second since 2009 - has affected more than 370 people since late September. Authorities, however, say there is no cause for...
Global flu warning after UK hit
December 27, 2010Northern hemisphere countries are being told by health experts to brace themselves for flu outbreaks. There has been a well-publicised surge of cases in the UK during December with swine flu appearing to be the dominant of the three strains circulating...
WHO: Swine Flu spread has not peaked
February 24, 2010The World Health Organization says the global spread of H1N1 Flu has not peaked. A WHO emergency committee, which met to review the latest evidence, concludes countries should continue their control actions. The WHO emergency committee notes different...
Swine flu vaccine's safety: Polish Minister of Health's speech
November 27, 2009Polish Health Minister, Mrs. Ewa Kopacz, gives speech in the Polish Parliament on serious issues with swine flu vaccine's safety and why the Polish government is rejecting the vaccines (5 November 2009). See video below. In addition, on Nov. 3, Minister...
Tamiflu used in Moldova to fight A(H1N1) virus
November 19, 2009Tuesday evening 200 doses of the TAMIFLU anti-influenza A(H1N1) preparation arrived to Moldova from Switzerland from its producer, Deputy Director of the Agency of Medicaments Vladimir Safta told Infotag. In his words, on Wednesday these doses must be...
Due to swine flu five education institutions are closed in Moldova
November 17, 2009Five pre-university and university institutions of Chisinau did not resume their didactic activity on the reason that more pandemic flu cases were registered in these institutions. According to the Ministry of Education, Technical University of Moldova...
Moldova to receive anti-influenza A(h1n1) vaccine
November 12, 2009The first consignment of the anti-influenza A (H1N1) vaccine, consisting of 200 thousand doses will arrive to Moldova from Switzerland. Starting from Thursday it will be distributed among medical institutions, Minister of Health Vladimir Hotineanu said...