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The Emotional Epidemiology of H1N1 Influenza Vaccination(0)

November 25, 2009

PERSPECTIVE
The Emotional Epidemiology of H1N1 Influenza Vaccination
D. Ofri
Dr. Danielle Ofri describes the fascinating and frustrating shift in public sentiment over the course of the H1N1 epidemic.
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Australia’s Winter with the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus

PERSPECTIVE
Australia’s Winter with the 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus
J.F. Bishop, M.P. Murnane, and R. Owen
Dr. James Bishop and colleagues write that key lessons from Australia’s experience with the spread of H1N1 suggest that important elements of a response were a national coordination of efforts and the use and modification of a national pandemic plan [...]

Mandatory Vaccination of Health Care Workers

PERSPECTIVE
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

PERSPECTIVE
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 [...]


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