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Fear of swine flu spurs global hunt for vaccine - Feature
Geneva -Initial concern over the spread of the A(H1N1) pandemic virus is now being echoed by different worries - over anti- viral drugs, vaccine supplies and the actual or perceived safety of the inoculations. However, reactions across the glove have...
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US struggles to keep up with demand vaccine - Feature
Washington/Geneva - Health officials across the United States have complained about shortages of vaccines for the pandemic A(H1N1) virus. Just outside the capital, Washington DC, Mary Anderson, at the health department of Montgomery County, Maryland,...
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Head of WHO praises Cuba's efforts against H1N1 flu
Havana - Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), praised the work that Cuba is doing to fight the H1N1 influenza pandemic, said a statement published in Cuban state media Wednesday. Chan met with historic Cuban leade...
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Switzerland authorises two pandemic vaccines for H1N1
Geneva - Switzerland has authorized two vaccines against the A(H1N1) pandemic virus, the regulating agency said Friday. One shot of Pandemrix, manufactured by GlaxSmithKline, mixed with the AS03 adjuvant, would be sufficient for antibody formation, S...
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EU debates vaccine sharing over swine flu
Luxembourg - European Union health ministers met in Luxembourg on Monday to debate sharing national stockpiles of vaccines against the human H1N1 variant of swine flu with countries which are not so well prepared for the pandemic. Around a dozen of t...
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