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Millions Without Sick Leave Fear Swine Flu

Azneulfni — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:29:50 +0000

As the swine flu spreads across the nation -- and public health officials plead with the ill to stay home for several days until the fever goes away -- a large segment of the work force will face a tough choice about whether to call in sick or simply muddle through. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)

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

Azneulfni — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:00:00 +0000

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)

People will fear flu vaccine “adverse events”: study

Azneulfni — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:22:02 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fear of adverse events such as miscarriages, rare neurological conditions and ordinary heart attacks will discourage some people from participating in mass vaccination efforts to fight swine flu, but public health experts said on Friday they could fight back with statistics. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Clinical professionals brief on swine flu vaccination

Azneulfni — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:24:11 +0000

The Department of Health has published 'Clinical... (Source: Public Health Newsfeed)

N.B. swine flu clinics report long lineups

Azneulfni — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:38:11 +0000

New Brunswick public health officials are asking most people to stay away from swine flu vaccination clinics while the province attempts to vaccinate as many high-risk individuals as possible. (Source: CBC | Health)

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Experts advise WHO on pandemic vaccine policies and strategies

Azneulfni — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:00:00 +0000

The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization, which advises WHO 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: WHO Swine Flu)

Visiting Students Brought Swine Flu to Kenya: Study

Azneulfni — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:57:50 +0000

Travelers from Britain, including medical and public health students, brought the brought the H1N1 influenza virus to Kenya in the space of a few weeks, investigators reported on Thursday. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)

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New York abandons swine flu vaccine mandate for health care workers, blames vaccine shortage

Azneulfni — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:00:00 +0000

(NaturalNews) New York State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines announced today that public health workers will no longer be required to receive swine flu vaccinations. The state had been sued by the Public Employees Federation to stop the vaccine mandate, and a state judge had granted the group a temporary restraining order against mandatory vaccine injections (http://www.naturalnews.com/027259_health_flu_vaccine_vaccines.html). The follow-up hearing was scheduled for October 30 to determine whether the temporary restraining order would be overruled.The New York Dept. of Health had vowed to fight the restraining order and force all health care workers to be vaccinated, even against their will. Those refusing to be vaccinated faced losing their jobs or being denied pay increases.The dec...

Visiting students brought swine flu to Kenya: study

Azneulfni — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:11:20 +0000

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Travelers from Britain, including medical and public health students, brought the new pandemic swine flu to Kenya in the space of a few weeks, researchers reported on Thursday. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Questions and answers about swine flu

Azneulfni — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +0000

Andrew Pekosz, an associate professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, answers a reader about H1N1 "swine" flu. (Source: Wash Post Health)