U.S. soldiers have been confirmed as the first cases in Kuwait with the new H1N1 flu, the state news agency KUNA reported on Saturday, citing a government official.
The swine flu virus was detected in an unspecified number of soldiers transiting through Kuwait. Some remained quarantined in their military base in …
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Federal health officials said Friday that they will set aside $1 billion to jump-start commercial development of a vaccine against the new H1N1 flu virus now spreading worldwide.
The funding will be used to produce bulk supplies of two key components of a vaccine and to test them in humans. The …
Posted on May 23, 2009 by Swiney .
The federal government has asked three drug companies to make enough swine flu vaccine to immunize at least 20 million people in key positions in health care, national security and emergency services, officials said yesterday.
The order, announced by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, is part of a $1 …
Posted on May 20, 2009 by Swiney .
Adults older than 52 may have been exposed to a virus that gives some protection against swine flu, explaining why younger people account for the largest percentage of those hospitalized, a U.S. scientist said.
The virus that caused the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic circulated until a bird flu virus replaced it …
Posted on May 20, 2009 by Swiney .
SALT LAKE CITY — State health officials are reporting the first death associated with swine flu in Utah.
Health officials say a 21-year-old man died Wednesday morning at a Salt Lake City hospital. They say the man had chronic medical conditions.
David Sundwall, executive director of the Utah Department of Health, …
Posted on May 20, 2009 by Swiney .
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* Need to vaccinate earlier for seasonal flu
* Eighth death reported in U.S.
* New H1N1 strain still affecting younger people more
U.S. health officials said on Wednesday they are considering starting the vaccination campaign for seasonal flu earlier this year to make room for …
Posted on May 19, 2009 by Swiney .
* U.N. leaders meet executives from 30 flu vaccine makers
* Too early to say who would need H1N1 vaccine, U.S. says
* Drug companies say ready to start making pandemic jabs
* Continued spread of flu raises prospect of Phase 6 alert
Health officials sought on Tuesday to find ways to increase the …
Posted on May 19, 2009 by Swiney .
The grieving widow of beloved educator Mitchell Wiener vowed Monday night to return to the classroom within days at an emotional vigil for the city’s first swine flu victim.
Bonnie Wiener, who teaches at Intermediate School 238 in Hollis, Queens, where her husband was an assistant principal, told mourners she will …
Posted on May 19, 2009 by Swiney .
New York City named Louisiana pediatrician and epidemiologist Thomas Farley to head the city’s health department on Monday amid an H1N1 flu outbreak that killed a New York educator on Sunday.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg chose Farley to replace Thomas Frieden, who was picked last week by President Barack Obama to head …
Posted on May 18, 2009 by Swiney .
May 18 (Reuters) – Greece confirmed its first case of H1N1 flu on Monday, a student who returned from the United States at the weekend.
Deputy Health Minister George Papageorgiou told a news conference initial tests confirmed the 19-year-old had the virus, adding: “This is not a heavy case, he is …