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- CDC: Most flu indicators below baselines (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy)
Mar 22, 2010 - Mar 22, 2010 (CIDRAP News) – Pandemic flu activity remained at uncharacteristically low levels for week 10 of the season, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its most recent update, though the virus is still circulating amid anecdotal reports of increased activity in a few southern locations. - SWINE FLUIs it over yet? The swine flu continues to hit hard (Telluride Daily Planet)
Mar 22, 2010 - With so much hype surrounding it, the H1N1 flu has received the usual dosage of skepticism. But for those in the area’s schools and medical centers, the symptoms couldn’t be more real. - Family Doctors Rose To Pandemic Challenge - BMA, UK (Medical News Today)
Mar 22, 2010 - Speaking last Sunday, at the annual GP conference, Dr Brian Dunn, Chairman of the BMA's General Practitioner Committee congratulated GPs on the way they coped with the H1N1 pandemic, saying, "Our staff coped with some of the highest levels of infection in the UK. By dealing with patients directly, we saved the DHSSPS budget a considerable amount as they didn't have to implement a 'flu helpline ... - PPD, Southern Research Institute sign pact for pandemic & seasonal flu vaccine clinical research services (PharmaBiz)
Mar 22, 2010 - PPD and Southern Research Institute announced they have formed a collaborative agreement in pandemic and seasonal influenza vaccine research and development to provide clients a full spectrum of influenza vaccine development services by collaborating on client bids and projects. - Vical Secures Funding to Proceed With Phase 1 Trial of H1N1 Pandemic Influenza Vaccine (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Mar 22, 2010 - SAN DIEGO -- Vical Incorporated announced today that the U.S. Navy, through the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., has awarded Vical a contract to conduct a Phase 1 clinical trial of the company's Vaxfectin-formulated DNA vaccine against A/H1N1 pandemic influenza . - Officials say Wisconsin may not be done with swine flu (The Oshkosh Northwestern)
Mar 22, 2010 - MADISON, Wis. (AP) Schools are open, the aches and pains are gone and the vaccine is on the shelves, but state health officials say Wisconsin might not have seen the last of swine flu. - Australia Prepares Swine Flu Shots from Stockpile (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Mar 21, 2010 - March 22 (Bloomberg) -- Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon said today that swine flu will match last year’s severity in Australia, when 191 deaths were associated with the pandemic influenza that killed almost 17,000 people worldwide. - Chance of a new wave of swine flu declining (The Wenatchee World)
Mar 21, 2010 - LOS ANGELES - The likelihood of a third wave of pandemic H1N1 influenza appears to be declining as all indicators of swine flu activity remain low throughout the bulk of the country, according to new data released Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Nobody can say for sure that we are totally out of the woods, but the further we go into spring and summer, the less likely ... - Get vaccinated now against swine flu (BigPond News)
Mar 20, 2010 - Australians are being warned to get vaccinated now, to reduce the risk of another swine flu pandemic. - Aussies urged to get swine flu vaccine (The Age)
Mar 20, 2010 - An advertising campaign warning Australians to prepare themselves for the flu season has begun, as authorities try to prevent another swine flu pandemic.