Swine Flu Update

Swine Flu: U.S. President Declares National Emergency
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Delay in Swine Flu Vaccine Makes Epidemic More Dangerous

Health officials have warned the public that stocks of swine flu vaccine will be scarce for at least the next few weeks.

Delays in the production of the swine flu vaccine means that only 28 million to 30 million doses will be distributed throughout the country by the [...]

Swine Flu Kills 43 Children in Less Than Two Months

Eighty-six children have died of H1N1 (swine flu) in the United States since it first appeared last spring, with 43 deaths reported in September and early October alone, says the Center for Disease Control’s Dr. Anne Schuchat.

On Friday the government health authorities said another 11 children [...]

South Africa: 91 H1N1 Deaths Since June

South Africa’s National Institute for Communicable Diseases says that 91 people have died from the H1N1 virus in the country since June of this year.

So far 12,000 cases of the virus have been confirmed.

Angola Press

Oklahoma: School Closed When 40% of Students Sick

For the third time in recent weeks a school in Oklahoma closed because of “flu-like illnesses.”

Classes have been canceled at the Small White Rock School District in Lincoln County because 40% of the district’s students were out sick on Tuesday.

BartlesvilleLive.com

Tennessee Doctor Calls for Schools to Close

A Tennessee doctor is calling for schools and day care centers to close because of the high number of swine flu patients he is treating.

“I’ve never seen this before. I’ve been in practice 30 years and I’ve never been in a situation like this before, with so many kids [...]

WHO Warns of Drug-Resistant Flu

The World Health Organization is urging doctors to be alert to the high risk of the emergence of influenza viruses resistant to the antiviral drug oseltamivir (Tamiflu).

The Global Influenza Surveillance Network has detected incidents of H1N1 pandemic viruses that are resistant to antiviral drugs. So far 28 different antiviral-resistant viruses have [...]

Swine Flu Widespread at University of Pittsburgh
Cases of swine flu have been reported at all of the University of Pittsburgh’s regional campuses, according to Chancellor Mark Nordenberg. Students have been given instructions to isolate themselves because of the risk of the high-contagious virus spreading even faster. They are also being given face masks to help [...]