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  • Swine flu survivors built super flu antibodies
    A study of antibodies from people infected with H1N1 swine flu adds proof that scientists are closing in on a "universal" flu shot that could neutralize many types of flu strains, including H1N1 swine flu and H5N1 bird flu, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

  • 300 hospitalized in Britain's ICUs with flu
    More than 300 people are in intensive care in hospitals across Britain with flu. Officials say doctors and nurses are ย seeing "unprecedented levels" of hospitalization of high-risk adults who have severe flu symptoms.



  • Expired swine flu shots amount to $260 million loss

    In this Dec. 22, 2009 file photo, swine flu vaccines are sorted at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. About a quarter of the swine flu vaccine produced for the U.S. public has expired โ€” meaning that a whopping 40 million doses worth about $260 million are being written off as trash.




  • Don't relax. Swine flu not over yet, WHO says

    H1N1 is currently most active in parts of the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, World Health officials said. The H1N1 pandemic is not yet over although its most intense activity has passed in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization said on Thursday after a review of the flu outbreak by independent experts.




  • Drug companies no influence in swine flu?
    The head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday strongly rejected suggestions that her decisions about swine flu were influenced by advisers' links to pharmaceutical companies.

  • 1 year after H1N1, Mexicans question response

    When the Swine Flu pandemic began, the Mexicanย government urged people to wear face maks, which were later shown toย offer little protection.When this city of 8.7 million awoke one year ago to confusing news of a new virus, it sent the world on a wild six-month roller-coaster ride of fear and frantic action.




  • WHO: Panel may recommend ending swine flu alert
    The World Health Organization says an expert panel may recommend Tuesday that the global body declare the swine flu pandemic officially over.

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  • Swine flu test approved for permanent use
    The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved the first diagnostic test for 2009 swine flu under its traditional approval system.

  • Many pregnant H1N1 victims saved by flu drugs
    Quick treatment with flu medicine saved the lives of many pregnant women who were stricken by swine flu last year, according to the most complete analysis of deaths among expectant mothers.



  • WHO admits errors in handling flu pandemic

    Panic about the H1N1 virus caused governments to stockpile vaccines which went unused, critics say.The World Health Organization on Monday conceded shortcomings in its handling of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, including a failure to communicate uncertainties about the new virus as it swept around the globe.




  • Swine flu response: Alarmist or legit?
    A group of outside experts will scrutinize the World Health Organization's response to the swine flu outbreak and likely examine whether the term pandemic was appropriate, the World Health Organization said Monday.



  • New England tops in swine flu vaccinations
    New England leads the nation in swine flu vaccinations, while the South has the lowest rates, U.S. health officials said Thursday in the first state-by-state report on turnout.

  • Georgia sees uptick in swine flu cases
    Health officials are renewing their push for Americans to get swine flu vaccinations following a recent uptick in hospital cases in Georgia.

  • Cuba to vaccinate 1 million against swine flu
    Cuba will begin vaccinating nearly 10 percent of its citizens against swine flu next week, reversing its previous skepticism about the high cost and effectiveness of immunization to combat the virus.

  • Swine flu virus not so new, study finds

    Some of the ultrastructural morphology of an H1N1 "swine flu" virus culture obtained from a California patientThe H1N1 swine flu virus may have been new to humanity in many ways but in one key feature its closest relative was the 1918 pandemic virus, researchers reported on Wednesday.

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