Kuwait's health ministry is to launch an H1N1 vaccination campaign today, making the vaccine available to those most at risk to the virus, in line with World Health Organization recommendations, Kuwait Times has reported. Last month is received 145,000 doses of the vaccine, and these will be distributed to public clinics and hospitals. Kuwait expects to get a second batch of 600,000 doses of the vaccine in late December, and a total of two million doses by February, the ministry said. (Source: Healthcare)
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The government is taking some of the sternest measures in the world to stop the spread of the virus, and the effort has become an issue in the presidential election. (Source: NYT)
The government is taking some of the sternest measures in the world to stop the spread of the virus, and the effort has become an issue in the presidential election. (Source: NYT > Health)
All public swine flu clinics have been cancelled in Nova Scotia for the weekend due to a vaccine shortage, and family doctors have also had their supply cut off. (Source: CBC | Health)
Cuba's former leader Fidel Castro blames the growth of swine flu on the increased numbers of US visitors on the island. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
H1N1 vaccination clinics in Alberta shut down their lineups early Saturday as thousands of people lined up for swine flu shots. (Source: CBC | Health)
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The FDA is cracking down on retailers marketing products to treat or cure virus. (Source: ABC News: Health)
H1N1 vaccination clinics in Calgary started turning people away Saturday morning after thousands lined up for swine flu shots. (Source: CBC | Health)
Expect jammed airports and packed planes as travelers take to the skies this holiday season. But an unwanted traveler threatens to travel with you, the H1N1 swine flu. Federal health experts are clear: Stay home if you're sick. That's what Maya-Luisa Galvan tried to do. Just days before her flight, she came down with a 102-degree fever and chills. A lab test confirmed she was sick with swine flu. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)
Kiev - The death toll from a swine flu outbreak in Ukraine
has risen to nearly 50, President Viktor (Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)
