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WHO Landmark Global Agreement on Flu Virus Sharing Improves Global Preparedness for Influenza Pandemics
After a week of negotiations continued through Friday night and into Saturday morning, an open-ended working-group meeting of Member States successfully agreed upon a framework to ensure that in a pandemic, influenza virus samples will be shared with partners who need the information to take steps to protect public health.
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U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA)Funds Advanced Development of New Influenza Antiviral
A contract has been awarded to develop a long-acting single-dose antiviral drug for use in the United States, the U.S. Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) announced today.
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New Consumer-Focused Immunization Website, www.vaccines.gov
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today unveiled an innovative new website to help parents and other consumers learn about the most effective way to protect themselves and their children from infectious diseases and learn about immunization.
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Guidance for the Prevention and Control of Influenza in the Peri- and Postpartum Settings
Guidance for the Prevention and Control of Influenza in the Peri- and Postpartum Settings
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Research Shows Single Change in H1N1 Virus Makes the Virus Bind More Easily to Human Cells and Transmits the Virus More Efficiently in Ferrets
The 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus continues to circulate among the human population as the predominant H1N1 subtype.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) Recommends Vaccine Composition for the 2011-2012 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Season
The World Health Organization (WHO) Recommends Vaccine Composition for the 2011-2012 Northern Hemisphere Influenza Season
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Pandemic Influenza Evaluation and Capacity Review Tools
Flu surveillance, laboratory testing and inventory tools for use by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) international partners and collaborating countries.
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HHS and Walgreens Announce New Effort Aimed at Addressing Health Disparities in Flu Vaccination
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that Walgreens has agreed to donate $10 million in vouchers for free flu shots to 350,000 eligible uninsured and underserved people in 15 markets across the country.
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H1N1 Vaccine Safe and Induces Robust Immune Response in People with Asthma
2009 Results of NIH-supported study now available
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Presidential Proclamation--National Influenza Vaccination Week
Last year, as the world prepared for a pandemic of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, we were reminded of the severity and unpredictability of this serious disease.
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A Flu Vaccine that Lasts: NIH Scientists Consider Prospects for a Universal Influenza Vaccine
The costly, time-consuming process of making, distributing and administering millions of seasonal flu vaccines would become obsolete if researchers could design a vaccine that confers decades-long protection from any flu virus strain.
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National Influenza Vaccination Week to be held December 5-11, 2010
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has set aside the week of December 5-11, 2010 to observe this season's National Influenza Vaccination Week. The week-long emphasis on flu vaccination was established to highlight the importance of continuing influenza vaccination...
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Seasonal Flu and 2009 H1N1 Flu Vaccination Coverage Among Pregnant Women, 2009--10 Flu Season
Because pregnant women are at increased risk for severe disease associated with influenza infection, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices have recommended seasonal influenza vaccination for women while pregnant, regardless of trimester...
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NIH Experts Describe Influenza Vaccines of the Future
Efforts to grow the vaccine virus in cells rather than eggs are currently under way and there is consideration of the addition to influenza vaccine of immune-stimulating adjuvants to be used in certain groups of individuals.
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Interim Guidance on the Use of Influenza Antiviral Agents During the 2010-2011 Influenza Season
The following guidance on the use of influenza antiviral drugs for the prevention and control of influenza during the 2010-2011 season has been submitted to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) and will appear in that publication at a later date.
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NIH Scientists Explore 1510 Influenza Pandemic and Lessons Learned
A new commentary by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, explores the 1510 pandemic and what we have learned since then about preventing, controlling and treating influenza.
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New Study Re-examines Bacterial Vaccine Studies Conducted During 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Secondary infections with bacteria such as Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes pneumonia, were a major cause of death during the 1918 flu pandemic and may be important in modern pandemics as well.
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2010-2011 Seasonal Influenza (Flu) Vaccine Safety
Questions and answers on the safety of the 2010-2011 flu vaccine, including possible mild reactions.
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Seasonal Flu Information for Businesses and Employees
Toolkit and other materials for businesses, employers, and their employees to learn ways to prevent the flu.
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Final Estimates for 2009โ10 Seasonal Influenza and Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccination Coverage โ U.S., August, 2009 through May, 2010
Because the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus [2009 influenza A (H1N1)] was identified in April 2009, two separate influenza vaccines were distributed in the United States in 2009โ2010: a seasonal vaccine and an influenza A (H1N1) 2009 monovalent vaccine (2009 H1N1 vaccine).
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