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Breaking News: H1N1 vaccine as safe as seasonal flu shot: WHO
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Thu Nov 19 20:34:06 -0800 2009 | health-news

ET The Associated Press The World Health Organization has ruled out swine flu vaccine as a reason for the death of 41 people who had received the flu shot. WHO vaccines chief Marie-Paule Kieny said Thursday that investigations are continuing...
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Latest Breaking News: EU experts say some countries 'ambushe' by H1N1
Source: Yedioth Ahronoth

Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Fri Nov 06 03:21:37 -0800 2009 | health-news

EU experts say some countries 'ambushe' by H1N1 Some countries have been "ambushed" by sudden severe outbreaks of disease and death from the H1N1 flu pandemic, and have gone over the top in their response, a European flu specialist said...
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Current News: Glaxo study backs simultaneous flu jabs
Source: Financial Times

Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Tue Nov 10 14:28:44 -0800 2009 | health-news

The research – requested by regulators and keenly awaited by governments tackling the current H1N1 “swine flu” pandemic – should ease international concern about the provision of both vaccines and help accelerate vaccination programmes. It comes at a time when...
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Current World News: Low vaccination rate "could spark big flu wave"
Source: SwissInfo

Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Fri Nov 20 12:48:59 -0800 2009 | health-news

As the number of people with swine flu rises fast, the authorities have been defending their immunisation plan which began this week for at-risk groups. Up to 27 per cent of the general public are expected to get vaccinated. The...
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Latest World News: Mass vaccinations to fight yellow fever in Africa
Source: Reuters

Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Tue Nov 17 10:05:23 -0800 2009 | health-news

U.N. vaccine stockpile for yellow fever, the WHO statement said. France's Sanofi-Aventis, Brazil's Biomanguinhos and the Institut Pasteur de Dakar are the three suppliers of yellow fever vaccine pre-qualified by the WHO for U.N.-wide use. Yellow fever infects 206,000 people...
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Current Event: Great News! WHO hopes for vaccination of Swine Flu from next month
Posted by: amircreator

Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Mon Aug 10 16:52:41 -0700 2009 | health-news

There is a good news for Swine Flu effected people when WHO officials announed that The first Vaccines to combat H1N1 swine flu should be approved and ready for use in some countries from September, "We are on track in...
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Source: Scoop

Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Sun Nov 15 17:33:30 -0800 2009 | health-news

This two-year extension will save thousands of lives," said Robin Gorna, IAS Executive Director. "While this decision is very welcome, it is nevertheless a band-aid measure, not a long-term solution. External funding cannot prop up Russia's HIV response forever.
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Source: Xinhuanet.com

Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Thu Nov 12 23:36:38 -0800 2009 | health-news

The situation of the diabetes threat in developing countries is particularly worrying because of the rapid increase of morbidity of the disease due to lifestyle changes and environmental factors, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) expert says.     "The problem is...
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Source: Star Tribune

Geneva :: Switzerland | updated Wed Nov 11 13:36:29 -0800 2009 | health-news

Countries can chose from stronger measures like school closures that may slow the spread of swine flu in the beginning, but the disease will continue to spread anyway, a World Health Organization spokesman said Wednesday. Spokesman Gregory Hartl noted that...
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