H1N1 Influenza Center

Mandatory Vaccination of Health Care Workers(0)

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Mandatory Vaccination of Health Care Workers
A.M. Stewart
Alexandra Stewart writes that mandatory vaccination of health care workers raises important questions about a state’s power to compel individuals to engage in particular activities in order to protect the public.
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The Emergency Use Authorization of Peramivir for Treatment of 2009 H1N1 Influenza

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The Emergency Use Authorization of Peramivir for Treatment of 2009 H1N1 Influenza
D. Birnkrant and E. Cox
On October 23 the FDA issued an Emergency Use Authorization for peramivir for the treatment of suspected or confirmed cases of 2009 H1N1 influenza. Drs. Debra Birnkrant and Edward Cox discuss the limited data on safety and efficacy and the [...]

Online First September 30, 2009, from the New England Journal of Medicine

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Novel H1N1 Influenza and Respiratory Protection for Health Care Workers
K.I. Shine, B. Rogers, and L.R. Goldfrank
Guidelines from the CDC recommend the use of an N95 filtering facepiece respirator. Drs. Kenneth Shine, Bonnie Rogers, and Lewis Goldfrank discuss the efficacy of personal respiratory protection measures, medical masks, and respirators.
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CDC and FDA Response to [...]

H1N1 Influenza, Public Health Preparedness, and Health Care Reform

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H1N1 Influenza, Public Health Preparedness, and Health Care Reform
N. Lurie
In December 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services will present to Congress its first-ever national health security strategy. Dr. Nicole Lurie writes that national health security will not be achievable without key elements of reform.
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