H1N1
Sweden opens inquiry into suspect flu vaccine
Sweden's Medical Products Agency opened an inquiry Wednesday into vaccinations for swine flu made by British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline, suspected of provoking narcolepsy.
"The MPA...
Swine flu activity is decreasing across the UK
Most indicators show that flu activity is continuing to decrease across the UK. Some caution must be exercised, however, as the indicators may be...
Public health significance of H1N1 virus mutation detected in Norway
The Norwegian Institute of Public Health has informed World Health Organization of a mutation detected in three H1N1 viruses. The viruses were isolated from...
Swiss Re obtains $75 million of extreme mortality risk protection through new Vita Capital programme
Swiss Re today announced the transfer of USD 75 million of extreme mortality risk in the U.S. and UK to the capital markets through...
H1N1 may cost the UK economy £72 billions
A severe H1N1 flu pandemic could cost the UK economy 72 billion pounds, scientists said on Friday, but advised against closing schools even if...
Only 5% of pregnant women had agreed to be vaccinated against swine flu
Several newspapers have reported that pregnant women and other vulnerable people are refusing to have the swine flu vaccine. The Times reported that a...
UK swine flu cases are falling for the first time since August
UK swine flu cases have fallen for the first time since August, down to 64,000 new infections in the past week. It is thought...
GlaxoSmithKline to donate 50 million doses of pandemic H1N1 vaccine to World Health Organization
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is to donate 50 million doses of pandemic H1N1 vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO) under an agreement signed at WHO...
AON launches a new insurance cover for pandemic building closure
Companies can now insure themselves for costs incurred if their building or the vicinity is officially closed due to a pandemic. With an expected...
Swine Flu vaccines start today in England’s NHS Hospitals
More than 11 million people in England will be offered it first.
NHS Hospitals will begin vaccinating frontline healthcare workers and their patients who fall...
Questions / Answers – How do you know you have the flu ?
Vaccination programs against H1N1 swine flu are under way in the United States, China and Australia and will begin soon in parts of Europe.
As...
Ordinary flu jab may protect against H1N1
Mexican researchers say they have some evidence that the ordinary seasonal flu vaccine may offer some protection against the new pandemic H1N1...
Questions / Answers on U.S. H1N1 flu vaccination program
Vaccinations against the H1N1 swine flu virus began in the United States this week as part of the Obama administration's mass immunization effort to...
US swine flu vaccination began in Indiana and Tennessee
Healthcare workers in Indiana and Tennessee began getting the first U.S. pandemic H1N1 vaccines Monday as part of what the government hopes will be...
United Nations urges rich countries to share H1N1 vaccines to poorer nations
Rich countries should make more vaccine available to poorer nations where the H1N1 virus is starting to hit, U.N. health officials said on Sunday.
They...
New study shows Americans enthusiastic about H1N1 vaccine
Days before the swine flu vaccine becomes available, more than half of U.S. adults say they will get the vaccine for themselves and 75...
What you should know about your insurance coverage and the H1N1
The World Health Organization (WHO) is advising countries in the northern hemisphere to prepare for a second wave of pandemic spread. In many cities...
Swine flu infections still rising as second wave has begun
The second wave of swine flu has now begun, the chief medical officer (CMO) said on Thursday, as the latest figures showed that swine...
Swine flu to be treated no differently from any other illness by travel insurers
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has confirmed that swine flu will be treated no differently from any other illness by travel insurers. People...
