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Is Swine Flu Poised for a British Invasion of the US?
By David Knowles - AOL NewsHere it comes again. An outbreak of H1N1 flu has hospitalized 302 people in England and accounted for 14 deaths in recent weeks, the Guardian reported. Making matters worse, many British citizens, including health workers, have yet to receive flu shots this year after the frenzy of attention paid to H1N1 subsided at the conclusion of last year's pandemic season. This year's flu shot covers both seasonal and the so-called "swine" flu strains, but vaccination rates have been 2.5 percent lower this year than last, the BBC reported. "It was ill-advised not to have the public awareness campaign ...
H1N1 Declared Over; Experts Ponder Lessons
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(Aug. 10) -- More than a year after swine flu was declared a global pandemic, leading to a flurry of fast-tracked vaccine production, travel restrictions and public health advisories, the world has finally entered a "post-pandemic period." That's the word from the World Health Organization, which today downgraded H1N1 from pandemic status on its six-stage alert system. The virus has killed an estimated 19,000 people worldwide so far, compared with the 500,000 the WHO estimates die during a typical flu season. "The new H1N1 virus has largely run its course," Margaret Chan, WHO's director ...
It's Official: WHO Says H1N1 Pandemic Is Over
By not in system - AOL NewsGENEVA (Aug. 10) -- The World Health Organization declared the swine flu pandemic officially over Tuesday, months after many national authorities started canceling vaccine orders and shutting down hot lines as the disease ebbed from the headlines. WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said the organization's emergency committee of top flu experts advised her that the pandemic had "largely run its course" and the world is no longer in phase six - the highest influenza alert level. "I fully agree with the committee's advice," Chan told reporters in a telephone briefing from her native Hong ...
Health Officials Worry Over H1N1 Uptick
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(March 30) -- An outbreak of H1N1 cases in Georgia and mini-surges in other Southeastern states have federal health officials urging vaccinations and vigilance to thwart the threat of a third wave of the flu. H1N1 has been largely contained across most of the country. But in Georgia, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that the number of those sick is higher than it was in October, when the second wave of the flu swept the nation. In the last week alone, the state has seen 40 hospitalizations. That's more than any other week since last fall. Specialists with the CDC are ...
Take a Sick Day, Please: H1N1 and the Office
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyAs a near-constant sneezer when the weather changes, flu season is a chance for me to experience the kind of general public shunning usually reserved for tax auditors or people who attempt to leash their cats. On crowded trains, I not only have my own seat, but usually an empty one next to me as well. At the grocery store checkout, other customers eye me suspiciously and dig in their purses or pockets for bottles of Purell. The other day, after I sat down at the table next to him, an alarmed man promptly fled the coffee shop, muttering about germs. As it so happens, I'm not sick -- just ...
The Hajj and H1N1: Pilgrimage During a Pandemic
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyBy some estimates, the hajj is the single largest, annual gathering in the world; the pilgrimage of Muslims to Mecca attracts between 2 and 3 million visitors from all over the globe. But this year, officials are worried about several strains of H1N1. In a study published in the journal Science on Thursday, researchers warned that measures would need to be taken to prevent outbreaks of H1N1 both during the hajj, which takes place Nov. 25-30 this year, and after, as travelers return to their home countries. One of the authors of the study, Dr. Ziad Memish, who is also the Assistant Deputy ...
World Health Organization Raises Pandemic Alert Level to Phase 5
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyAmid calls for calm and simple precautions, the World Health Organization raised its pandemic alert level to Phase 5 late yesterday, one shy of the most serious phase, a full-blown pandemic:"It really is all of humanity that is under threat during a pandemic," Margaret Chan, WHO's director general, said in Geneva. "We do not have all the answers right now, but we will get them." It was the first time that WHO has declared a Phase 5 outbreak, the second-highest on its threat scale, indicating that a pandemic could be imminent.While the death toll in Mexico rose by 1, to 160, reports of new ...
Video - Why Were Early Warnings of Swine Flu Ignored?
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyWhen I saw this video at Cubic Politics, I felt like I had stepped into an episode of Lost. Halfway through, I expected to receive instructions on which Dharma Initiative station I should go to for my Swine Flu Shot. Wait, there's a Swine Flu Shot?The truth is, I spent 1976 paying attention to bicentennial treats like the Funky Phantom and Mark Fidrych, so I pretty much missed the swine flu outbreak that year. In fact, aside from the fact that the President's guide through a Mexican museum didn't die from it, I know very little about the swine flu. Well, let's see what we can learn from these ...
Susan Collins, Republicans Early Victims of Pandemic Politics
By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyThe Huffington Post is reporting that the GOP, led by Susan Collins, stripped $870 million in funding for flu pandemic preparedness from the stimulus bill. The report is accompanied by this damning package of clips from Media Matters: Both HuffPo and Collins also criticized the holdup of Kathleen Sebelius' nomination as Secretary of Health and Human Services due to pressure from anti-abortion groups. Both of these facts seem pretty damaging to the Republicans. However, when asked about the funding during today's White House Press Briefing, Robert Gibbs downplayed its significance to the ...
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