Pune to get imported H1N1 vaccine by weekend
have been dealing with patients infected with H1N1 virus. In Pune, over 3,000 patients were treated for swine flu while in the state, this number is over 6,000. Dr V Khanande, joint director of Health Services said that there were 202 swine flu deaths in

Quebec swine flu campaign cost nearly $146M
director of the program, said in a statement Thursday that 4.4 million people were inoculated against the flu strain. 'We had estimated that this large public health operation could have cost up to $200 million,' he said. 'We were therefore able to

Rapture Architecture: Designers Tackle the Coming Apocalypse
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Biggest Swine Flu Regret for US: Vaccine Chaos
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How swine flu confounded all expectations
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Swine flu virus mutates
Mexican officials said on Wednesday they have confirmed the first mutation of the A(H1N1) flu virus in a girl who survived the infection. Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova told Mexican journalists that the case was the first confirmed mutation of the

Mexico detects first mutation of swine flu
ago MEXICO CITY (AFP) Mexican officials said Wednesday they have confirmed the first mutation of the A(H1N1) flu virus in a girl who survived the infection. Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova told Mexican journalists that the case was the first confirmed

Mexico detects first swine flu mutation
Mexican officials say they have confirmed the first mutation of the A(H1N1) flu virus in a girl who survived the infection. Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova told Mexican journalists on Wednesday that the case was the first confirmed mutation of the

Swine flu surfaces again in Himachal
SHIMLA: A new swine flu case has been reported in Himachal Pradesh after a gap of over a month, a health department official said on Wednesday. With this, the number of Influenza A (H1N1

Swine flu rules to be lifted for Maine Catholics
of Portland is preparing to lift health protocols it instituted for Maine churches to prevent the spread of swine flu

Human swine flu not over yet, warns Chow
Health Secretary York Chow Yat-ngok said on Monday it was important the human swine influenza (HSI) vaccination programme continued in Hong Kong. He told reporters this was because swine flu remained a serious concern. Until now, around 73 people have

Human swine flu not over yet, says Health Secretary
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Swine flu 'like bad seasonal flu year'
The swine flu pandemic in Australia has been equated to a bad year for seasonal flu, and about as deadly but across a broader age group. University of WA Professor in Microbiology

SWINE FLUPandemic phases
While the number of new swine flu cases has plunged dramatically around the world over the past couple of months, the World Health Organization is not yet ready to say the 2009 flu pandemic is over

S.Africa winter raises World Cup swine flu risk
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Children and Obese Hard Hit by Swine Flu
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Maine to offer flu shots at tournament
Maine health officials are offering swine and seasonal flu shots during the day the Class A boys' and girls' state championship basketball games are played in Portland

Illnesses not due to swine flu vaccinations
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US panel urges all Americans get flu shot
ATLANTA - A government panel is now recommending that virtually all Americans get a flu shot each year, starting this fall. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices had gradually been expanding its recommendation for flu shots - 85 percent of

Panel recommends annual flu vaccinations for all
ATLANTA -- The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices had gradually been expanding its recommendation for flu shots - 85 percent of Americans were already included. On Wednesday, the panel voted to recommend a seasonal flu vaccination for everyone

Panel: Everyone needs annual flu shots
ATLANTA --A government panel is now recommending that virtually all Americans get a flu shot each year, starting this fall. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices had gradually been expanding its recommendation for flu shots -- 85 percent of

WHO: Swine flu still hasn't peaked
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WHO's scale of global disease threat
While the number of new swine flu cases has plunged dramatically around the world over the past couple of months, the World Health Organization is not yet ready to say the 2009 flu pandemic is over

WHO: H1N1 Has Not Peaked
LONDON — The World Health Organization says the swine flu pandemic still has not peaked. The agency's emergency committee met Tuesday and suggested it was "premature" to recommend downgrading the global flu outbreak. Swine flu cases have dropped

WHO: Swine flu outbreak has not yet peaked
GENEVA (Reuters) - The current H1N1 swine flu pandemic is relatively less severe than some other influenza outbreaks, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. "This pandemic appears to be on the less severe side of the

Is flu pandemic waning? Not yet, experts say
Has the swine flu pandemic peaked globally? Not quite, according to the World Health Organization's advisers

Three more die of swine flu, toll rises to 31 in Nashik
Swine flu has claimed three more lives in Nashik, taking the city's toll of the disease to 31. According to Nashik Civil Hospital's civil surgeon Dr Assaram Bhalsingh the

Too early to change swine flu pandemic phase: WHO
A doctor is pictured preparing a vaccine dose against the H1N1 flu. The World Health Organisation said that it was "not appropriate" to change its pandemic phases to show that the peak of the swine flu is over

Swine flu aftermath cash unspent
Millions of pounds set aside to deal with the consequences of an outbreak of swine flu in Jersey has not been spent. The health department had asked for £1.3m to prepare for an outbreak, but estimated it might need a further £4.2m to

WHO Says Swine Flu Has Not Peaked
LONDON — The World Health Organization says the swine flu pandemic still has not peaked. The agency's emergency committee met Tuesday and suggested it was "premature" to recommend downgrading the global flu outbreak. Swine flu cases have dropped