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Archive for February 24th, 2010
NEW: Questions and Answers: Underlying Health Conditions Among Adults and Children Hospitalized with 2009 H1N1
Author: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates24 Feb
Questions and answers related to underlying health conditions among adults and children hospitalized with 2009 H1N1 in the United States from April 2009 through February 16, 2010.
NEW: Questions and Answers: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) 2009 H1N1 Flu Modules for Influenza-like Illness (ILI) and Vaccination
Author: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates24 Feb
This page provides a summary of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) and how it helps track influenza activity.
NEW: Question & Answer – 2009 H1N1 Impact by Race and Ethnicity
Author: CDC H1N1 Flu Updates24 Feb
This page provides summary information about the impact of 2009 H1N1 across racial and ethnic groups in the United States.
Director-General statement following the seventh meeting of the Emergency Committee
Author: Pandemic (H1N1) 200924 Feb
The Emergency Committee held its seventh meeting by teleconference on 23 February 2010. The Director-General sought the Committee’s views on the determination of the pandemic status.
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MedPage Today Flu & URI
- Pandemic Flu Strain Will Be Component of Seasonal Vaccine July 30, 2010As expected, the U.S. flu vaccine for next fall will include the pandemic flu that has swept the world, the FDA said. […]
- Pandemic Strain Dominated Most Recent Flu Season July 29, 2010Pandemic H1NI influenza was almost the only type of flu virus circulating in the U.S. during the 2009-2010 flu season -- and it disproportionately affected younger age groups, according to the CDC. […]
- Prospects Improve for Universal Flu Vaccine July 16, 2010A novel DNA-based influenza vaccine strategy successfully immunized mice and ferrets against infection with multiple flu strains, suggesting that future flu vaccines may not have to be reformulated every year. […]
- FDA Warns Consumers About Fake Tamiflu Online June 17, 2010WASHINGTON -- The FDA warned consumers Thursday to be alert for websites selling a fake "generic" version of the flu drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu), which may be dangerous to patients allergic to penicillin. […]
- CDC: SCID is Contraindication for Rotavirus Vaccine June 10, 2010ATLANTA -- Rotavirus vaccine should not be given to infants with severe combined immunodeficiency, according to new CDC guidance. […]
- Pandemic H1N1 Flu Similar to Seasonal Influenza June 9, 2010The pandemic H1N1 influenza virus is similar to seasonal influenza A viruses in terms of viral shedding, symptoms, and household transmission, researchers in Hong Kong found. […]
- Individuals, Like Communities, Face Drug Resistance May 19, 2010Primary care patients prescribed an antibiotic for a urinary tract or respiratory infection consistently developed resistance to that antibiotic lasting as long as one year, a British meta-analysis revealed. […]