Posts Tagged ‘Flu Season’

Summer Gives No Relief From Swine Flu

20th June 2009 by admin No Comments

About 7% of the population in areas highly affected by H1N1 swine flu report influenza-like symptoms, a spokesperson for the CDC said during a news briefing today.
Daniel Jernigan, MD, MPH, deputy director of the Influenza Division at the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the CDC, provided an update about the H1N1 pandemic, [...]

Novartis Hopeful of H1N1 Flu Vaccine By Autumn

12th June 2009 by admin 5 Comments

Novartis AG (NOVN.VX) expects a vaccine for the H1N1 virus, the source of the first flu pandemic for 40 years, to be available by the autumn after it produced the first batch for testing ahead of schedule.
The vaccine will enter clinical trials next month, the Swiss drugmaker said on Friday, a day after the World [...]