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GSK announces update on H1N1 vaccine Pandemrix
Published:2009/10/26  
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced that, to date, more than 150,000 people have received GSK''s pandemic H1N1 vaccine, Pandemrix, as part of Government initiated vaccination programmes across Europe which commenced last week....

Swine flu vaccine approved
Published:2009/10/25  
Canadians who want to roll up their sleeves for the H1N1 vaccine should stay tuned for details about local immunization clinics, now the vaccine has been authorized and the country''s biggest vaccination program in history can get underway....

Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology
Published:2009/10/23  
( American Society for Microbiology ) The following are tips from the Journals of the American Society for Microbiology: Genes May Determine Susceptibility to H5N1 Avian Influenza A Virus Infection; Cigarette Smoke May Impair Lungs Natural Defense Against Harmful Pathogen; and T-Cell Vaccine Reduces Simian Immunodeficiency Virus Levels in Semen of Monkeys During Primary Infection....

Indonesia says no policy change on bird flu samples
Published:2009/10/25  
JAKARTA - Indonesia does not intend to resume sharing bird flu samples with other countries until there is a global mechanism for virus sharing in place, the newly appointed health minister told Reuters on Saturday....

No change in policy on flu samples: Indonesia
Published:2009/10/24  
Indonesia does not intend to resume sharing bird flu samples with other countries until there is a global mechanism for virus sharing in place, the newly appointed health minister said yesterday....

Indonesia says no policy change on bird flu samples
Published:2009/10/24  
Source: Reuters By Karima Anjani JAKARTA, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Indonesia does not intend to resume sharing bird flu samples with other countries until there is a global mechanism for virus sharing in place, the newly ......

Health Canada takes word of others H1N1 vaccine safe
Published:2009/10/24  
OTTAWA - Health Canada approved this country''s H1N1 vaccine without evaluating its safety and effectiveness on a single Canadian, the Ottawa Citizen has learned....


Health Expert: How to Track and Fight Swine Flu
Published:2009/10/23  
Jon Andrus of the Pan American Health Organization talks about the H1N1 virus....