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)
The FDA is cracking down on retailers marketing products to treat or cure virus. (Source: ABC News: Health)
The flu is an infection in your nose, throat, and lungs that is caused by a virus. There are different kinds of flu, like the one that people get every winter, which you can get a flu shot to prevent. There are other types of flu that primarily infect animals, like bird flu and now swine flu. The real name for swine flu is H1N1 flu. It is called swine flu because a virus that causes this flu also causes flu in pigs. You cannot get this flu from eating pork, bacon, sausages, or any other pork products. (Source: Journal of midwifery & women's health)
A detailed picture of the pandemic potential of swine-origin influenza offers guidance for effective mitigation strategies.Authors: Yang Yang, Jonathan D. Sugimoto, M. Elizabeth Halloran, Nicole E. Basta, Dennis L. Chao, Laura Matrajt, Gail Potter, Eben Kenah, Ira M. Longini Jr. (Source: Science: Current Issue)
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People in Newfoundland and Labrador who are considered to be particularly vulnerable to the H1N1 virus will have an opportunity to get their vaccinations beginning Friday. (Source: CBC | Health)
The Phoenix-based non-profit Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) has announced that, along with a business collaborator, it will submit a request to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency use of a new test to diagnose the 2009 H1N1 swine flu virus. Details about TGen's test will be presented Sunday (Nov. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Pregnant women who catch the flu are at serious risk for flu-related complications, including death, and that risk far outweighs the risk of possible side effects from injectable vaccines containing killed virus, according to an extensive review of published research and data from previous flu seasons. The review, a collaboration among scientists from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center, Emory University and Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and published online Oct. (Source: Immune System / Vaccines News From Medical News Today)
A new study suggests that the 44,000 lab-confirmed cases of H1N1 swine flu in the US in the spring were just the tip of the iceberg and that up to 5.7 million Americans were actually infected with the virus. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
