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Govt Says Swine Flu Vaccine Catching up to Demand

Obama adviser says US will soon have all the swine flu vaccine it needs (Source: ABC News: Health)

This week on Thrive: Oct. 26 – 30

Here’s a look at what Thrive was up to last week. Frances Jensen, MD, senior associate in Neurology, was featured in a piece on 60 Minutes about the prevalence of epilepsy and the importance of funding research that can lead to its cure. It’s clearer than ever before: American children are suffering from a Vitamin D deficiency. A novel surgery saves one baby’s vision. The HealthMap team gives our weekly H1N1 update. Children’s doctors talk about how easily H1N1 spreads and Dr. Sanjay Gupta visits Children’s. Our Mediatrician tackles “s. lists” and a Children’s expert offers parents a guide to a healthful Halloween. Related posts:This week on Thrive: Oct. 5 – 9This week on Thrive: Oct. 19 – 23This week on Thrive: Oct. 12 – 16 (Source: Thrive, Children's H...

Hospitals ‘feel swine flu strain’

Hospital intensive care wards are under "a lot of pressure" as a result of swine flu, says the government's medical adviser. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)

Experts Advise WHO On Pandemic Vaccine (H1N1) Policies And Strategies

The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization, which advises WHO (World Health Organization) on policies and strategies for vaccines and immunization, devoted a session of its 27-29 October meeting to pandemic influenza vaccines. The experts reviewed the current epidemiological situation of the pandemic worldwide and considered issues and options from a public health perspective. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Should Kids Taking Immunosuppressant Medication Receive The H1N1 Vaccine?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have classified all children, 6-months to 24-years, one of the high risk groups for contracting the H1N1 (swine) flu, and recommend this population receive the H1N1 vaccine for immunity against the disease. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Kuwait to begin swine flu vaccination programme

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)

Ukraine Bans Big Crowds to Combat Swine Flu

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)

Ukraine Bans Big Crowds to Combat Swine Flu

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)

N.S. family doctors lose supply of H1N1 vaccine

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 swine flu ‘from US tourists’

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)