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H1N1 news: Jan. 19, 2010(Comments Off)

January 19, 2010

On the White House Blog Saturday, Kathleen Sebelius encouraged Americans become a “Flu Fighter” on Facebook by installing the DHHS’s new Facebook app. “This application,” she wrote, “gives people a fun way to encourage friends and family to get vaccinated.” (1/16, The White House Blog) About 1 in 5 Americans have been vaccinated against H1N1, [...]

H1N1 news: Jan. 12, 2010

The WHO said it will examine its handling of the H1N1 pandemic after accusations by some politicians that it exaggerated the dangers of the virus under pressure from drug companies. (1/12, Reuters) The week of January 10-16, 2010, is National Influenza Vaccination Week, per a proclamation by President Obama. (1/11, The White House Blog) The [...]

H1N1 news: Jan. 8, 2010

The CDC urged Americans to get vaccinated now against H1N1 to prevent any possibility of another wave of illness.  (1/8, NYT) The European CDC cautioned that H1N1′s current decline could “open the way for a new mix of viruses known as inter-pandemic or seasonal flus.” (1/8, Reuters)

H1N1 news: Dec. 18, 2009

The WHO said Thursday it remains far too early to declare the H1N1 pandemic over. (12/18, Wash Post) Kathleen Sebelius urged Americans to get the H1N1 vaccine, and said it’s time to “focus on the next phase of H1N1.” (12/18, NYT) North Korea made a rare expression of gratitude Friday after South Korea sent over [...]


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