swine flu
20 dead of swine flu in China in 2011
At least 20 people have died of swine flu in China this year, the health ministry said Friday, but officials said there was no...
Two critical with swine flu in Hong Kong
Two people were in critical condition in a Hong Kong hospital suffering from swine flu, health officials said Friday, a year and a half...
Croatia registers first swine flu death this season
Croatia recorded its first death linked to swine flu this season as a 60-year-old man infected with H1N1 virus died at a Zagreb hospital,...
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...
Health: New Zealand still experiencing ‘significant’ swine flu
New Zealand is still experiencing a significant level of swine flu, health authorities said Wednesday, despite the World Health Organization's declaration that the global...
Health insurance: 656 swine flu deaths in Turkey
Swine flu has killed 656 people in Turkey since October, the health ministry said Thursday.
The death toll was given in a statement issued to...
New delay in WHO reassessment on swine flu pandemic
Experts advising the World Health Organisation on whether to end the year-old swine flu pandemic alert could now meet as late as August, the...
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...
Sanofi-Aventis H1N1 vaccine robust immune response
Results of clinical trials held in Europe show that one dose of Sanofi Pasteur's H1N1 flu vaccine triggers a robust immune response in most...
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...
