Vaccine
Swine flu offers 'extraordinary super immunity'
People 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...
WHO: Swine Flu spread has not peaked
The 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
Polish 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...
Moldova's central authorities assist Transnistria to fight flu
The Moldovan authorities have transferred 600 doses of the anti-influenza A (H1N1) vaccine "Tamiflu" to Transnistria, the governmental press service communicated. According to the statement, the doses have already been transferred to the clinic...
Moldova to receive anti-influenza A(h1n1) vaccine
The 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...
Swine Flu Spreads Worldwide; Work on Vaccines Continues
By Lisa Schlein The World Health Organization says one of its highest priorities is to furnish developing countries with vaccines against the H1N1-swine flu virus. WHO says it hopes the first vaccines will be available in early Autumn before the winter...
All countries will need vaccine for ‘unstoppable’ A(H1N1) virus
The highest body of experts advising the United Nations health agency on immunizations has determined that all countries will need to have vaccines for the influenza A(H1N1) infection, noting that the spread of the pandemic is “unstoppable.&rdquo...
Health Officials in US Monitor Spread of A-H1N1 Swine Flu Virus
By Chris Simkins The new A-H1N1 swine flu virus continues to spread worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) says the virus has sickened nearly 28,000 people in 74 countries and has killed at least 141. Most of the deaths have been in Mexico...
Novartis Produces Swine Flu Vaccine
The Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis says it has produced a first batch of a vaccine to fight the H1N1 swine flu virus, weeks ahead of expectations. The company said Friday that producing the vaccine proved to be quicker through cell-based production...
Russia's first swine flu victim
A man said earlier on Friday to be the first person in Russia to contract the swine flu virus has told RIA Novosti that he "feels fine." Russia's Health Ministry announced earlier in the day that the first case of human swine flu had been diagnosed...
