News Source: The Independent
| 25 days ago
The Saudi government has asked Britain whether the vaccine will be available to Muslims two weeks prior to the Hajj. If so, British pilgrims may require proof of vaccination from British authorities in order to receive a visa. The Health Protection...
News Source: The Jakarta Post
| 25 days ago
For most of us this means years of saving, planning, delaying and re-planning a trip to Mecca for more than a month. The large amount of preparations required means a large portion of pilgrims are over 50 by the time they have saved up the US$3,500...
News Source: Star Tribune
| 25 days ago
A new treatment for H1N1 flu may already be on pharmacy shelves -- cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor. A large study -- involving 2,800 people in 2007-2008 -- found that people who were taking these drugs when they caught...
News Source: The New York Times
| 25 days ago
The Saudi authorities, fearing that the hajj could turn their holy city into a petri dish for viral mutations and a hub for spreading a new pandemic wave around the world, are working hard to head that off. They have asked some worshipers, including...
News Source: The Mercury News
| 25 days ago
Published today in the well-respected journal Science, the recommendation is that pregnant women, those with chronic illness, children under 12 and anyone older than 65 this year forgo from the hajj, which all Muslims are told to do at least once in...
News Source: Reuters
| 25 days ago
Waves of H1N1 swine flu spread by some three million pilgrims traveling to and from Mecca for next month's haj threaten to pile pressure on healthcare systems around the world, disease experts said on Thursday. "No region can be considered free from...