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Online First June 29, 2009, from the New England Journal of Medicine
Online First from NEJM — Articles on H1N1 (Swine) Influenza. Published June 29, 2009.
CDC Counsels Infection-Control Vigilance to Prevent H1N1 in Health Workers
Healthcare workers don’t seem over-represented among cases of novel H1N1, the CDC says. However, those who became infected early in the outbreak had not observed all infection-control procedures, according to an MMWR report. READ MORE…
Industry Reports Progress on an H1N1 Vaccine
Novartis AG announced on Friday that it had produced its first batch of H1N1 vaccine. The production came weeks ahead of expectations, the Associated Press reported. The company intends to use the vaccine for preclinical studies but could also use some of it in early clinical trials.
Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal reports that Baxter International [...]
WHO Declares that H1N1 Is Pandemic
In an emergency meeting today, the WHO raised the influenza pandemic alert to phase 6 — its highest level. The New York Times reports that this is the first flu pandemic in 41 years.
There have been nearly 30,000 confirmed H1N1 cases across 74 countries. The Times reports sharp increases in the number of infections reported [...]
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