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Glaxo says it will soon begin work on H1N1 vaccine


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Published May 15, 2009 at 5:12 p.m.
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The pharmaceutical firm says it will finish producing seasonal flu vaccine in July and could then turn to the swine flu ... The World Health Organization is not expected to make a recommendation on producing a vaccine against the novel H1N1 influenza virus until next week, but GlaxoSmithKline said today it would begin work on a vaccine as soon as it receives a supply of the virus from the agency ...

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John W. Whitehead: The Swine Flu or the FDA: Which Is More Dangerous to Your Health?


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Published May 10, 2009 at 2:20 p.m.

News media sycophants have taken up the hew and cry over Tamiflu's life-saving properties. Yet little is being said about the very real dangers that these drugs pose to your health and mental welfare ...

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WHO Promises H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine for All


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Published May 6, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.

In the event of an H1N1 swine flu epidemic, the WHO says "at least" 1 billion to 2 billion doses of vaccine will be made available to all nations of the world ...

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U.S. Swine Flu Cases Pass 100


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Published May 1, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.

Authorities pledge to produce enough H1N1 swine flu vaccine for everyone ...

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Swine Flu Vaccine at Least 6 Months Away


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Published April 30, 2009 at 6:09 p.m.

The CDC says a swine flu vaccine will take at least six months to make in large quantities ...

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Obama Asks 'Vigilance' on Flu


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Published April 29, 2009 at 9:03 a.m.

With the swine flu claiming its first American fatality, President Obama this morning pledged more federal attention and pleaded with local officials and citizens to step up their own vigilance ... “This is obviously a serious situation — serious enough to take the utmost precautions,” Obama said, urging people to report possible cases of flu immediately to contain the spread ... “We need your assistance,” he said ... Schools, Obama warned, should shut down if they have suspected cases

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Swine Flu: Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) of Medical Products and Devices


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Published April 29, 2009 at 1:45 a.m.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in response to requests from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) to make available to public health and medical personnel important diagnostic and therapeutic tools to identify and respond to the swine flu virus under certain circumstances. The agency issued these EUAs for the use of certain Relenza and Tamiflu antiviral products, and for the rRT-PCR Swine Flu Panel diagnostic test ...

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   This site was created to help deal with the H1N1 influenza flu pandemic. Flu preparation is important! You can have an immunization with the flu vaccine, you can have the flu shot; flu shots are good before you are showing flu symptoms, although the current trivalent influenza vaccine is unlikely to provide protection against the new 2009 H1N1 strain, vaccines against the new strain are being developed and could be ready as early as June 2009.

   According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in humans the symptoms of H1N1 swine flu are similar to those of influenza and of influenza-like illness in general. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. The 2009 outbreak has shown an increased percentage of patients reporting diarrhea and vomiting.

   Recommendations to prevent the spread of the virus among humans include using standard infection control against influenza. This includes frequent washing of hands with soap and water or with alcohol-based hand sanitizers, especially after being out in public.