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Flu Activity Levels Off, but CDC Official Warns Against ‘Complacency’
“H1N1 flu activity seems to have leveled off,” according to the CDC, but vaccination “remains a good idea.”
Certain H1N1 Vaccines Should Be Given by Feb. 15
All lots of Sanofi Pasteur H1N1 vaccine in prefilled syringes should be administered by February 15 because of concerns over reduced potency, the CDC reported on Wednesday.
H1N1 news: Jan. 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, according [...]
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 oseltamivir and [...]
H1N1 news: Dec. 15, 2009
The CDC said Tuesday that 800,000 doses of the H1N1 vaccine for infants were being recalled because of potency issues. (NYT)
H1N1 news: Dec. 7, 2009
The Obama administration on Monday released a new batch of TV and radio PSAs urging Americans to receive H1N1 vaccinations. (12/7, AP)
An extensive review of adverse effects from the H1N1 vaccine indicates that the vaccine is safe, the CDC said Friday. (12/5, NYT)
H1N1 Vaccine Safety ‘Reassuring’
The 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine shows “no increase above background rates” for complications like Guillain-Barré syndrome, according to preliminary CDC data released online in MMWR.
CDC Warns About H1N1 E-Mail Scam
E-mails mandating that adults fill out personal “vaccination profiles” for a CDC-sponsored state vaccination program are a scam, the agency says on its website.
H1N1 news: Nov. 25, 2009
The CDC said Wednesday they are seeing “a worrying pattern of serious bacterial infections” among some H1N1 patients. (11/25, Reuters)
The WHO is looking into reports from Britain and the U.S. that H1N1 may have developed resistance to oseltamivir in those with severely suppressed immune systems, according to a WHO spokesman. (11/25, AP)
GSK has asked Canadian [...]
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