Posts Tagged ‘Swine Flu Vaccine’

US Swine Flu Vaccine Outlook Improving, CDC Says

27th October 2009 by admin No Comments

More than 22 million doses of swine flu vaccine are available now, and most Americans should soon find it easier to get their dose, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
“We’re beginning to get to significant increases in the availability,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at a briefing.
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Pregnant Women, Health-Care Workers Top Swine Flu Vaccine Candidates

30th July 2009 by admin 1 Comment

Women who are pregnant, children 6 months and older and health-care workers should all get top priority when the H1N1 swine flu vaccine arrives this fall, a U.S. government advisory panel recommended late Wednesday.
Added to that list of first-line recipients are parents and caregivers of infants, non-elderly adults with risky medical problems and young adults [...]

Swine Flu Vaccine Won’t Be Ready Until October: CDC

9th July 2009 by admin 1 Comment

A vaccine for the H1N1 swine flu virus could be ready in October, if research and testing proceed on pace this summer, a leading U.S. health official said Thursday.
Candidate viruses have been shipped to vaccine manufacturers. But federal officials will have to monitor the safety and effectiveness of any vaccines produced, before full-scale production could [...]

WHO: Swine Flu Pandemic Has Begun, 1st in 41 Years

11th June 2009 by admin No Comments

The World Health Organization told its member nations it was declaring a swine flu pandemic Thursday — the first global flu epidemic in 41 years — as infections climbed in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America and elsewhere.
In a statement sent to member countries, WHO said it decided to raise the pandemic warning level [...]