News tagged with flu vaccinations
Govt says swine flu vaccine catching up to demand
(AP) -- A senior adviser to President Barack Obama says the government will catch up to the demand for swine flu vaccine within a week.
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Nov 01, 2009 |
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Side effects not always due to swine flu shot
(AP) -- Hundreds of people on any given day will die, develop the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome or have spontaneous abortions, and that doesn't necessarily mean that their swine flu vaccination shot was to blame, a ...
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Oct 31, 2009 |
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Pandemic flu vaccine campaigns may be undermined by coincidental medical events
The effectiveness of pandemic flu vaccination campaigns - like that now underway for H1N1 - could be undermined by the public incorrectly associating coincidental and unrelated health events with the vaccines.
Oct 30, 2009 |
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WHO experts: Single dose swine flu vaccine enough
(AP) -- A single dose of swine flu vaccine is enough to immunize adults and children over 10 against the pandemic strain, the World Health Organization said Friday.
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Oct 30, 2009 |
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Swine flu deaths jump by 700 in a week: WHO
The number of swine flu deaths jumped by 700 in a week, reaching more than 5,700 worldwide since the virus was first uncovered in April, World Health Organisation data indicated Friday.
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Oct 30, 2009 |
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Some who get vaccine not in high-risk groups
(AP) -- It was bound to happen: Some people who aren't at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine.
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Health experts: Kids should get seasonal flu shot
(AP) -- Dutch scientists made a controversial suggestion Friday that children might be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year - a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts.
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Switzerland restricts use of GlaxoSmithKline swine flu vaccine
Switzerland on Friday restricted the use of British drugs group GlaxoSmithKline's swine flu vaccine Pandemrix, excluding pregnant women, minors and people over the age of 60.
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Oct 30, 2009 |
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Scientists Propose New Explanation for Flu Virus Antigenic Drift
(PhysOrg.com) -- Influenza viruses evade infection-fighting antibodies by constantly changing the shape of their major surface protein. This shape-shifting, called antigenic drift, is why influenza vaccines ...
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Oct 29, 2009 |
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Lessons from flu seasons past
Pregnant women who catch the flu are at serious risk for flu-related complications, including death, and that risk far outweighs the risk of possible side effects from injectable vaccines containing killed virus, according ...
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Oct 29, 2009 |
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Novartis says on track to deliver US vaccine order
(AP) -- Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG said Thursday it is on track to meet its U.S. government order for swine flu vaccine, seeking to calm fears in recent weeks that shipments and vaccination programs may be delayed.
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Oct 29, 2009 |
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Depressed pregnant women could be at higher risk for severe response to flu infection
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pregnant women with significant symptoms of depression tend to have a stronger biological reaction to the seasonal flu vaccine than do women with lower depression levels, according to a new study.
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Swine flu vaccine must be free and safe for high uptake
Almost half of adults surveyed in Summer 2009 in Hong Kong (45%) say they would take up free swine flu vaccination. However, this figure drops to around 1 in 7 (15%) if the price they have to pay for the vaccine reaches $HK200 ...
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Oct 28, 2009 |
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US swine flu vaccine outlook improving, CDC says
(AP) -- More than 22 million doses of swine flu vaccine are available now, and most Americans should soon find it easier to get their dose, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
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Oct 27, 2009 |
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HHS' Sebelius: Ample flu vaccine will be available
(AP) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Monday the swine flu vaccine "is coming out the door as fast as it comes off the production line."
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Oct 26, 2009 |
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