Category Archives: Vaccine Updates

Op-Ed: 2009 in Review – Public Information and Awareness, Transparency are Indispensable to H1N1 Fight 2

As 2009 comes to a close, an estimated 60 million Americans have been vaccinated for H1N1. This represents a remarkable achievement. Despite waning H1N1 infection rates in the U.S., recent surveys show that half of all Americans desire the vaccine. While HHS handling of the H1N1 pandemic has drawn criticism, overall public awareness has been […]

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December 30, 2009 – 11:40 pm
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H1N1 Research: Scientists discover natural flu-fighting proteins 1

CHICAGO, Dec. 18, 2009 (Reuters) — U.S. researchers have discovered antiviral proteins in cells that naturally fight off influenza infections, a finding that may lead to better ways to make vaccines and protect people against the flu. Comment: The scientists published their findings in the journal Cell in a paper titled The IFITM Proteins Mediate […]

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December 20, 2009 – 10:46 am
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Public Health Service Preparedness: “Ready or Not ?” Comments Off on Public Health Service Preparedness: “Ready or Not ?”

A report by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation revealed the H1N1 flu outbreak has exposed serious underlying gaps in states’ ability to respond to public health emergencies.  The report titled, Ready or Not? Protecting the Public’s Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism, concluded had the outbreak had been more […]

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December 19, 2009 – 3:30 pm
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Press Release: PBS Newshour website features H1N1 experts and resource guide for “Anatomy of a Pandemic” Comments Off on Press Release: PBS Newshour website features H1N1 experts and resource guide for “Anatomy of a Pandemic”

“PBS NEWSHOUR” WEBSITE FEATURES H1N1 EXPERTS
AND RESOURCE GUIDE FOR “ANATOMY OF A PANDEMIC”
— Interviews, Latest News, Local and National Resources Featured in Companion Website to PBS Flu Special that Airs Nationwide on December 14 —

WASHINGTON, D.C. — “PBS NewsHour,” the premiere news and public affairs website at pbs.org, will launch today, Tuesday, December 8, the companion website to “Anatomy of a Pandemic,” a television special and on-going digital media initiative about a pandemic’s impact on modern society, in response to the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic.

The “Anatomy of a Pandemic” website (www.pbs.org/newshour/pandemic) will feature a forum after the program’s premiere to ask questions of influenza experts from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. The site will also provide the latest public media news on H1N1, as well as national and local resources

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December 8, 2009 – 10:43 pm
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H1N1 Influenza Internet Resource Guide Comments Off on H1N1 Influenza Internet Resource Guide

The H1N1 Influenza Internet Resource Guide is now maintained on Influenza Monitor. This guide provides a Top 10 list of the best swine flu information resources on the Internet across an array network media to include: newswires, forums, social network sites, blogosphere, mashups and wikis. H1N1 Influenza Internet Resource Guide: The Best Swine Flu Sites

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November 30, 2009 – 12:04 am
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World Notes: World Health Organization cautions not to underestimate H1N1 virus 2

GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern that some opinion is dismissing the H1N1 pandemic as a mild situation due to the self-limiting nature of symptoms generally observed in most who contract H1N1. As with seasonal influenza, WHO officials note that H1N1 transmission is highest during the winter season, and most people recover from […]

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November 10, 2009 – 6:51 am
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Video Digest: 60 Minutes inside look at H1N1 vaccine; Uproar over H1N1 vaccine and Wall Street; Flu scare in Ukraine; H1N1 vaccines stolen 2

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November 7, 2009 – 9:50 am
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H1N1 vaccine delays and shortages in the news 2

News accounts continue to circulate of long lines of anxious Americans waiting for H1N1 vaccinations. A Business Roundtable survey last month also cited the availability of the H1N1 vaccine as the top business concern. H1N1 influenza vaccines are being manufactured by five multi-national companies: Paris-based Sanofi Aventis SA (NYSE:SNY); London-based concerns Glaxo Smith Kline Plc […]

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October 26, 2009 – 6:08 pm
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Video Digest: 60 Minutes report on H1N1, Youth still primary target, President declares national H1N1 emergency, Mom charged with stealing H1N1 vaccine Comments Off on Video Digest: 60 Minutes report on H1N1, Youth still primary target, President declares national H1N1 emergency, Mom charged with stealing H1N1 vaccine

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October 25, 2009 – 6:57 pm
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The H1N1 patient surge: Readiness of U.S. health system in focus Comments Off on The H1N1 patient surge: Readiness of U.S. health system in focus

According to CDC statistics for the week ending October 10, forty-one states are now reporting widespread influenza activity, and influenza-related deaths are above epidemic thresholds. This raises the question. Is the U.S. public health infrastructure prepared for a surge of critically-ill H1N1 patients ? The answer depends on whom is asked. A poll conducted by […]

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October 19, 2009 – 1:26 am
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