2009 | |
| February 24 | Symptoms of the A(H1N1) virus first seen in six-month old baby from Mexico |
| February 27 | Baxter product contaminated with avian flu, virtually impossible to do by accident |
| March 28 | Date of earliest onset of swine flu cases in the U.S. according to the CDC |
April 6
| Health alert announced in Mexican town of La Gloria in Veracruz state |
| April 8 | Lawsuit against Baxter and Avir for releasing a biological weapon of mass destruction |
April 13
| First swine flu casualty in Oxaca state, Mexico |
April 17
| CDC: First U.S. swine flu cases in adjacent counties first became sick in March
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April 21
| Health officials alert U.S. doctors to the new strain of swine flu |
| April 22 | CDC confirms three more cases |
April 24
| Eight people confirmed; Tamiflu and Relenza confirmed effective for swine flu |
| April 25 | WHO convenes first ever meeting re: declaration of international public health emergency |
| April 26 | Public health emergency is declared in the U.S. |
| April 27 | WHO raises pandemic alert to phase 4 |
| April 28 | Obama asks for $1.5 billion in emergency funds to fight the disease |
April 29
| Ninety-three confirmed cases and first fatality announced in U.S. |
May 3
| Health Secretary Sebelius announces preparations underway for a swine flu vaccine |
| May 20 | Ten thousand cases worldwide, 10th fatality in the U.S. |
May 20
| Children who get flu vaccine have three times risk of hospitalization for flu (Science Daily)
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| May 21 | No Child Left Unimmunized Against Influenza Act (H.R. 2596) introduced in Congress |
May 22
| Tests show that older people (60s+) have more swine flu immunity
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| June 11 | WHO declares swine flu pandemic, first global flu pandemic in 41 years (chronology)
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June 16
| Sebelius: Kids may get swine flu vaccines first, schools put on notice to give shots
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| June 28 | First case of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu identified |
| July 9 | $350 million to help states, $7.5 billion available from emergency preparedness funds |
| July 12 | Obama announces an additional $1 billion for swine flu vaccinations
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July 12
| UK - Everyone will get vaccine against swine flu
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July 18
| WHO stops H1N1 tracking (Medical News Today), US/other countries too (Seattle Times)
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| July 19 | Revealed that Baxter applied for H1N1 vaccine patent over one year prior to outbreak |
| July 22 | Australia announces human trials for their swine flu vaccines |
| July 24 | CDC: 43,771 cases and 302 deaths confirmed in U.S., will no longer report cases |
| July 24 | CDC: swine flu could strike 40% of U.S. over two years, several hundred thousand dead |
July 29
| A new airport ritual, swine flu screening (laser beams and hazmat suits)
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July 31
| Half of all (test) kids on Tamiflu had negative side effects, 20% neuropsychiatric
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August
| 1972 WHO memos - weaponization of 3 shot-series, viral-associated immunopathology
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August 5
| NY state nurses forced to vaccinate against swine flu despite strong opposition
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August 5
| Global swine flu deaths top 1,100
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August 6
| Big drop in new swine flu cases
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August 7
| Report to the President on H1N1, up to 90,000 U.S. deaths, 1.8 million hospitalizations
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August 10
| No Tamiflu or Relenza to children under 12, warns researchers
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August 10
| Czech Republic refuses Baxter swine flu vaccine on safety grounds
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August 15
| Swine flu linked to killer nerve disease, leaked letter to 600 neurologists reveals concern
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August 19
| Demand may outstrip initial supply for swine flu vaccine
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| August 19-20 | International swine flu conference in Washington DC |
August 21
| CDC: Use of Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Monovalent Vaccine (MMWR)
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August 23
| Gulf War toxins in swine flu vaccine
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August 24
| Video: Swine flu vaccine could have major medical side effects (Russia Today)
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August 25
| CDC's advice to parents - try to get the swine flu shot for everyone in your family
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August 25
| Presidential panel: Swine flu could infect up to half of U.S. (Washington Post)
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August 25
| CDC says 90,000 swine flu deaths not likely
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August 26
| NY State mandates seasonal and swine flu vaccines for health care workers
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August 26
| Judge blocks bid to prevent pregnant women from getting flu vaccines with mercury
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August 27
| Many health workers won't take swine flu vaccine
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September 1
| Obama urges Americans to get H1N1 vaccine
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September 1
| Neurologists should report reactions to flu vaccine
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September 1
| Tests study safety of combining H1N1 and regular flu vaccines (no thimerosal in tests)
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September 2
| H1N1 shots required for all U.S. uniformed military (non-compliance is not an option)
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September 3
| Number of flu vaccines given in physicians' offices up 237% so far this season
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September 3
| CDC: In U.S., unadjuvanted vaccine will likely require two doses (Bloomberg)
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September 3
| CDC: Children with medical issues should get first H1N1 flu shots
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September 3
| CDC: Any healthy / ill child can die from H1N1, should therefore get swine flu vaccine
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September 3
| Swine flu won't be as dangerous as we thought; death estimate reduced by two-thirds
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September 4
| Canada buys unadjuvanted shots for pregnant women, no proof adjuvants will be safe
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September 4
| Public health swine flu measures may appear alarmist, unjustified, restrictive
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September 4
| The new back to school ritual: quarantines "The Leper Colony... Club Swine" (NYT)
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September 4
| H1N1 still mild, US pediatric deaths had pre-existing conditions, China one-dose formula
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September 6
| 2,000 students at U.S. university report swine flu symptoms
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September 6
| CDC chief says swine flu vaccine for my kids, too
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September 8
| Tens of thousands of health workers who typically don't, under pressure to get shots
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September 10
| NEJM: single dose of unadjuvanted vaccine is protective, 120 test subjects studied
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September 10
| NEJM: one and two doses of MF59-adjuvanted vaccine protective, 100 test subjects
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September 10
| NEJM: little to no cross-reactive antibody response, all ages should get vaccine
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September 10
| Adults may only need one dose, more people can be vaccinated more quickly
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September 11
| MedImmune live virus nasal spray vaccine ready to ship end of September
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September 11
| Vaccination of 70% of the population could control swine flu pandemic (Science Daily)
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September 13
| CDC posts "School-Located [H1N1] Vaccination Planning Materials and Templates"
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September 13
| Swine flu shots to start first week of October, a few weeks earlier than expected
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September 14
| Swine flu vaccine seen selling out despite single dose (Forbes)
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September 15
| FDA approves H1N1 vaccines, 195 million doses purchased, enough for all
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September 15
| American Academy of Pediatrics updates flu recommendations
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September 16
| Swine flu vaccine is a "thousandfold" safer than the infection (BMJ)
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September 16
| Manitoba First Nations Outraged Over H1N1 Body-bag Shipments
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September 16
| Flu experts: Bad things happen all the time, don't blame the swine flu vaccine
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September 16
| French doctor disagrees, says H1N1 vaccine will cause 60,000 deaths in France alone
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September 16
| Parents worry about safety of swine flu vaccine
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September 16
| Swine flu death rate similar to seasonal flu... "It's mildest in kids." (Reuters)
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September 18
| U.S. to donate 10% of H1N1 vaccine to World Health Organization (Washington Post)
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September 20
| Canada seeks "decent" safety and efficacy data, not speeding H1N1 shots to market
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September 20
| America's First Family to get swine flu vaccine
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September 20
| Annual flu vaccine drive in Salt Lake County (UT) sees lowest turnout ever
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September 21
| Children aged 6 months to 9 years need two doses of H1N1 vaccine
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September 21
| NY State nurses and health care workers resist mandates, to rally in Albany on 9/29
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September 21
| China: Swine flu vaccination campaign, first in the world, begins in Beijing
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September 21
| Are we obligated to use an unproven vaccine to protect people in other countries? (NYT)
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September 21
| U.S. orders more swine flu shots: +29mm MedImmune, +27.3mm Sanofi = 251mm total
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September 21
| WHO admits swine flu has not mutated into more serious disease
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September 22
| Physical interventions to stop/reduce spread of respiratory viruses (BMJ)
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September 22
| Judge Napolitano on forced vaccinations in Massachusettes (Fox & Friends)
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September 23
| Swine flu windfall, vaccine makers set to make hundreds of millions of dollars
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September 24
| Seasonal flu shots, greater risk of H1N1? Canadian MOH concerns, rethink flu plan
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September 24
| WA increases legal mercury limit to make shots available to pregnant women, kids < 3
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September 24
| Infectious disease MD more concerned about H1N1 vaccine than swine flu (Fox News)
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September 25
| 65% of French nurses will refuse H1N1 shot due to safety concerns (SNPI CFE CGC)
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September 25
| Most parents won't have kids get H1N1 flu shots, new national study finds (LA Times)
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September 25
| Bill Maher captures national H1N1 zeitgeist via Twitter, Maher vs flu vaccine (NYT)
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September 26
| Where did the H1N1 late-2009 flu season virus come from? (Bill Sardi)
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September 27
| Are H1N1 vaccine side effects a coincidence? Don't blame flu shots for all ills (NYT)
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September 28
| Merck hunts whistleblowers, deliberately chills H1N1 vaccine objections (COTO Report)
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September 28
| Abbott, J&J strike deals that "propel them into vaccines, a red hot area for investors"
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September 29
| Injectable flu vaccine is shipped (NYT)
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September 29
| Q&A on safety of the swine flu vaccine (Washington Post)
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September 29
| U.S. drug firms chase vaccines, big bets being made, important business growth (WSJ)
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September 30
| H1N1 vaccine is top flu concern for U.S. businesses (CNBC)
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September 30
| Swine flu shot protests may spark next round of Tea Parties
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October 2
| CDC won't clarify different strains in diagnostic testing, rapid flu tests 10% to 70% effective
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October 2
| Keen for H1N1 shot? (Reuters) 40% absolutely sure (Harvard); others not sure
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October 5
| Swine flu vaccine reaches an anxious nation (NYT)
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October 5
| Fearful parents steering clear of swine flu vaccine
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October 5
| Vaccinate 40% of Americans now, save lives, cut costs; govt must stockpile vax/Rx
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October 5
| 1918 flu pandemic may have been exacerbated by aspirin misuse (Medical News Today)
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October 6
| Nurse confidence in swine flu vaccine falling, 47% UK nurses will not get (Nursing Times)
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October 6
| China reports first death from H1N1 flu, 20k reported cases, only 10 seriously ill (Reuters)
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October 6
| CDC: U.S. flu vaccination off to slow start, concern re contagion from live virus shots
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October 6
| Flu vaccine mandate: Get vaccinated or lose your job? (Fox & Friends)
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October 7
| Sebelius: Americans should get swine flu vaccine (AP), tries easing fears (Reuters)
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October 7
| First vaccines go out, swine flu vaccines begin, many questions and concerns
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October 7
| Officials tell wary Americans: H1N1 vaccination is safe, get it (Fox News)
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October 7
| AP: Third of parents oppose H1N1 vaccine; only half of people want swine flu shots
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October 8
| Q&A: NIAID trials 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccines plus oil-in-water emulsion-based adjuvant
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October 8
| Swine flu: the real threat is panic (NY Post)
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October 8
| Thimerosal not in pediatric version tested in clinical trials (will be in the actual shots)
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October 8
| Areas (NYC, Boston, Philly) hit hard by flu in spring see little now - antibodies!! (NYT)
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October 9
| Sixteen kids die of swine flu in one week (AP)
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October 9
| Bill Maher remains critical of the swine flu vaccine, Bill Frist's advice falls on deaf ears
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October 9
| H1N1 flu taking off in U.S., officials say (Reuters)
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October 9
| Airports given H1N1 Quarantine Powers by federal government (Prison Planet)
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October 11
| Offit: Nothing to fear but the flu itself (New York Times)
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October 11
| Is it ethical to say no to H1N1 vaccine? MD says it's like rolling the dice to give to kids
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October 11
| CDC: risks from not getting H1N1 vaccine outweigh risks from the vaccine
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October 11
| NHS staff incl MDs, nurses, frontline staff shun vaccine, only 10-20% will get (Guardian)
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October 12
| CDC downplays dangers from swine flu vaccine; virus risks worse than shot risks (msnbc)
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October 12
| German army first in line to get cutting edge swine flu shot, "unforseeable side effects"
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October 12
| The 0.5 Pandemic. Relax. H1N1 is not going to be nearly as bad as... (New York Mag)
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| October 12 | Photo: man receives nasal spray flu vaccine at a drive-thru clinic in CA
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October 12
| Possible H1N1 vaccine death of 8-year old boy, officials need to get ahead of story
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October 13
| Swine flu vaccine shunned despite availability (New Scientist)
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October 13
| Mandatory flu vaccination for NY health workers is criticized (NYT)
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October 14
| Top Irish insurer tells 1000 GPs not to give swine flu vaccine (legal indemnity issues)
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October 14
| Mandates prompt more parents to check out claims of those who raise safety concerns
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October 14
| Swine flu shot propaganda goes into overdrive (Alex Jones)
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October 14
| NYC calls for "flu fighters" volunteers (Crain's)
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October 14
| Drugmakers, doctors rake in billions battling H1N1 flu (ABC News)
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October 15
| Roche benefits from Tamiflu sales as 3rd qtr shines, $12 billion sales (MSN Money)
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October 15
| U.S. health worker vaccine fears mirror public doubt (Reuters)
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October 15
| Pregnant UK moms get adjuvanted shot not WHO-recommended, Pandemrix critique
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October 15
| Swine flu shots revive a debate about vaccines (NYT)
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October 15
| DC cops got wrong (double) vaccine dosage (MyFoxDC)
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October 15
| (MA) Prison inmates to get H1N1 vaccines before public, high risk (Boston.com)
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October 16
| Market strategist Michael Belkin on swine flu (4:00), assess risks of adverse events (Fox)
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October 16
| Asthma most prevalent underlying illness among serious H1N1 cases (Med News Today)
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October 16
| Swine flu vaccines delayed, CDC says (Reuters)
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October 16
| H1N1 ruling "shot in the arm" for healthcare workers, judge halts flu vaccine mandate
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October 16
| Albany judge blocks vaccination rule (NYT), no forced shots (News13)
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October 16
| The pandemic is political - the World Health Organization's agenda (Forbes.com)
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October 17
| Bill Maher: vaccines risky medical procedure, role of nutrition, need to ask questions
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October 17
| Flu, me? Public remains wary of H1N1 vaccine (NPR)
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October 18
| FDA cracks down on internet sales of swine flu cures (LA Times)
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October 19
| Chandler, AZ firefighters refuse H1N1 vaccine (East Valley Trib)
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October 19
| Denmark, Finland, Germany, France, Belgium, Holland, Spain reject H1N1 shot
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October 19
| Japan vaccinates medical workers against pandemic H1N1 flu (Medical News Today)
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October 19
| An epidemic of fear: how panicked parents skipping shots endangers us all (Wired)
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October 19
| In response to safety concerns, Dr. Nancy Snyderman says H1N1 shot is safe, safe, safe
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October 19
| Can health-care workers be forced to get flu shots? (Time)
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October 20
| NYC public elementary schools begin H1N1 vaccines including live virus nasal spray (NYT)
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October 20
| Vaccine glitch for pregnant women, can't get mercury-free shots (St. Louis Today)
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October 20
| H1N1 vaccine too late, won't help most (Fox News, Washington Post)
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October 21
| Tests show flu spreads from schools (Reuters)
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October 21
| Protestors: H1N1 vaccine too toxic (CBS Atlanta)
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October 21
| Swine flu cases overestimated? Probable or presumed likely not swine flu at all (CBS)
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October 21
| CDC now says H1N1 hits youngest, under age 25, hardest, unlike seasonal flu (NBC)
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October 21
| Canada: largest vaccine campaign in history begins, H1N1 shot approved, has adjuvants
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October 22
| Doctors speak out about H1N1 vaccine dangers, filmed at 10/09 NVIC conference in DC
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October 22
| For drug makers, a shot in the arm, H1N1 vaccine good business for some (Boston Globe)
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October 22
| Novartis posts increased profits, raised outlook after approval of swine flu vaccines (NYT)
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October 22
| Production of swine flu vaccine is way behind (AP)
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October 22
| Government hijacks kids TV to propagandize for swine flu shots (Elmo isn't enough!)
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October 22
| Dr. Mayer Eisenstein (WGNTV) and Deirdre Imus (Fox) discuss flu vaccines
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October 23
| Hidden hazards of H1N1 vaccination - cardiovascular risks? (Med Microbiol Immunol)
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October 23
| Shortages, confusion, rumors in swine flu fight (NYT), vaccine frustration (Wash Post)
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October 23
| CDC relies on "antiquated" H1N1 production, won't expedite despite shortage (Medscape)
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October 23
| H1N1 vaccine a tough sell to pregnant women (LA Times)
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October 23
| Frustration looms as H1N1 vaccines run out (CNN), biggest story = no shots (CBS 6)
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October 24
| German docs refuse to be bullied into giving H1N1 vaccine
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October 24
| Obama declares swine flu national emergency (NYT), but incidence overestimated?
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October 24
| Fox poll: do you think H1N1 is a national emergency? America says no
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October 24
| Families line up for shots as H1N1 spreads (CBS News)... is it spreading or overstated?
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October 25
| H1N1 vaccine side effects reported among Japanese medical workers (Japan Times)
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October 25
| Link vaccination to voting? One person, one dose (NY Times)
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October 26
| Debate over swine flu shots in Germany, "million-euro flop?" (Seattle Times)
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October 26
| Health Secretary: Not "too late" for H1N1 flu vaccine (Reuters)
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October 26
| NYC H1N1 shots begin, little flu activity but get shot anyway, vaccine does no harm (NYT)
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October 27
| Freedom of Information re H1N1: Stalled at CDC and in DC (CBS)
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October 27
| Why you can't get the swine flu vaccine... no adjuvants, single dose vials! (WSJ)
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October 27
| Creepy government flu shot propaganda aims at children (Business Insider)
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October 27
| Pregnant women wary of flu shot, about 3 in 4 won't get H1N1 vaccine (WebMD)
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October 27
| Shots or not? The plague, the flu and you (Orthomolecular Medicine News Service)
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October 27
| US may end up tossing unused swine flu doses, struggle to deliver shots (Reuters)
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October 27
| Do women need such big flu shots? Gender-based biological differences... (NYT)
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October 28
| NYC parents opting out of swine flu vaccine (NYT)
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October 28
| A national emergency? No, a national anxiety attack - Dr. Jay Gordon (HuffPo)
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October 28
| Doctors' dirty hands are germ "superspreaders," cause most infections (New Scientist)
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October 29
| US surveillance for pediatric deaths associated with 2009 H1N1 virus infection (MMWR)
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October 29
| CDC 140x more swine flu than reported, up to 5.7 million (WebMD), millions (NYT)
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October 29
| Paterson declares state of emergency over swine flu (NBC NY)
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October 29
| In misstep, schools vaccinate 2 without parental consent (NYT), NYC probes how (CBS)
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October 30
| Parents urged not to flood ERs, swine flu is mostly benign (Canada.com)
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October 30
| Dutch scientists: kids should skip flu vaccine (Washington Post)
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October 30
| Health Dept probes kids flu shots without consent (1010WINS), school misstep (NYT)
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October 30
| Yearly flu shots: disadvantage to immunologically naive people, i.e., infants (Lancet)
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October 30
| WHO now recommends to not vaccinate children younger than 10
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October 30
| WHO: Single dose of swine vaccine may be enough (Washington Post)
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October 31
| NY thimerosal law suspended so more can get shots during vaccine shortage (Fox 40)
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October 31
| Should kids taking immunosuppressant meds get the H1N1 vaccine? (Med News Today)
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November
| Does the vaccine matter? (The Atlantic)
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November 2
| Employers brace for swine-flu outbreaks (WSJ)
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November 4
| Swine flu confirmed in pet cat and ferrets (AOL News)
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November 5
| Polish health minister's severe concerns re: H1N1 vaccine - video (TVP)
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November 6
| Uproar firms get H1N1 shots (WSJ), Wall Street front of line (AFL-CIO), Honor rules?
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November 7
| Many Italian MDs reject H1N1 vaccine, risks > benefits (Press TV), US MDs too
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November 7
| British say highest risk get vaccine first, no complaints (Denver Post)
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November 8
| Some doctors nix the swine flu vaccine... too new... overhyped (Washington Post)
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November 8
| New York clinics see few crowds for free vaccine... puzzlingly underused (NYT)
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November 9
| Poland won't buy H1N1 vaccine until it's properly tested (Global Research)
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November 9
| U.S. passes on adjuvanted H1N1 vaccines for now, despite shortage (PBS)
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November 9
| Dr. Marie McCormick, Harvard School Public Health, to monitor H1N1 vaccine safety
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November 9
| Mingo, WV mom denied medical exemption for child, WV has no religious exemption
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November 9
| Fearing a flu vaccine, and wanting more of it (NYT)
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November 10
| Swine flu death toll revised from 1200 to 4000 to include related infections (NYT)
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November 10
| Conflicts of interest? Dr. Oz owns 150,000 option shares of vaccine technology co
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November 11
| Two sheriff's deputies forcibly hold down Ohio middle schooler to be H1N1 vaccinated
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November 11
| FDA Commissioner: H1N1 vaccine safety similar to seasonal flu vaccine (Medscape)
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November 11
| Sanofi Pasteur announces final results of H1N1 vaccine clinical trials in adults/kids
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November 12
| H1N1 a "dud" pandemic, says Ontario health official (CBC News)
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November 12
| Ill this fall? Maybe it was rhinovirus, not swine flu after all (Philadelphia Inquirer)
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November 12
| Swine flu skepticism demands deft response, anger about the false hype (Reuters)
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November 12
| World Response Conference on Global Outbreak, Las Vegas, NV
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November 12
| Seeming overnight surge in H1N1's death toll (ABC)
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November 13
| FDA panel to consider flu vaccine technology (WSJ)
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November 13
| Medical workers balk at mandatory flu vaccines, focus is on vaccinating patients
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November 17
| Not just swine flu - new cold virus may lurk, too (Reuters)
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November 18
| Pregnant women refusing to take swine flu vaccine, say doctors (Times Online)
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November 18
| Doctors say most Britons reject swine flu vaccine (Reuters)
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November 18
| FDA reassures doctors skeptical of H1N1 vaccine (NPR)
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November 18
| Mandatory H1N1 vaccine for 25,000 American children
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November 20
| Signs swine flu wave may have peaked in U.S. (NYT), more to come? (Reuters)
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November 20
| Drug-resistant H1N1 found in U.S. and U.K. (USA Today)
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November 23
| Swine flu vaccinations rise while infections remain low (NYT)
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November 23
| AMA rejects flu shot mandate for doctors, pushes hand sanitizer (Amer Medical News)
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November 24
| Sanofi invites reporters, tries to assure public its flu vaccines are safe (LA Times)
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November 24
| CDC begining to see some declines in swine flu (Medical News Today)
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November 24
| Novartis "cells" its flu vaccine technology (CNBC), new plant opening in NC (Reuters)
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November 25
| Quest Diagnostics: H1N1 pandemic may have peaked in October (Med News Today)
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November 25
| Flu cases rise in Europe, growing anti-vaccine movement (Med News Today)
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November 25
| CDC: Swine flu vaccine safe, no big problems seen (Seattle Times)
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November 25
| CDC sees "worrisome" spike in swine flu-linked bacterial pneumonia
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November 26
| H1N1 lethality dropped, declining hospitalizations, deaths (Med News Today)
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November 27
| Swine flu transmission could be reduced 21% by school closures (Med News Today)
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November 28
| FDA approves new seasonal flu vaccine for adults: "Agriflu" (CNN)
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November 30
| Flu vaccine coverage among adults, kids in U.S. down due to shortage (Medscape)
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November 30
| Swine flu still down, 80% tested not H1N1 (Reuters), fall swine flu wave peaked (NYT)
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December 2
| Saudi Arabia: H1N1 is non-event, largely spares Hajj pilgrims (NYT)
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December 3
| Sebelius speaks of pandemic in past tense, vows to upgrade vaccine technology
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December 3
| EU: no safety concerns as 10 million get H1N1 shots
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December 4
| Hospital workers fired, refuse seasonal flu shot (6 ABC), claim religious exemption
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December 7
| Flu pandemic mildest on record (Wash Post), less severe than expected (USNWR)
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December 7
| UN's H1N1 scientists linked to companies making vaccines (World Net Daily)
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December 8
| Study confirms low mortality for swine flu (Reuters)
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December 9
| Vaccine demand plunges as H1N1 pandemic fears fade (Fierce Vaccines)
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December 9
| USDHSS and Ad Council launch nationwide PSA campaign urging H1N1 shots (MNT)
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December 10
| Britain: Swine flu less deadly than thought (Seattle Times), H1N1 less severe
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December 11
| Soldiers get mass swine flu shots before holidays (AP)
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December 11
| China worries swine flu vaccine campaign faltering (Reuters)
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December 15
| Sanofi recalling 800K doses H1N1 vaccine due to potency shortfalls (Reuters)
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December 17
| Swine flu means killer winter flu may not come (Bloomberg)
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December 17
| Sanofi aims to double vaccine sales by 2013 (Reuters)
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December 18
| Faked pandemics: a threat for health (Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly)
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December 18
| Swine flu waning in U.S. (Reuters)
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December 18
| Pandemic may change US flu approach forever - school-based model? (Reuters)
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December 22
| Doctor to sue Taiwan CDC over child's death after H1N1 vaccination (Taiwan News)
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December 22
| Thirteen lots of spray swine flu vaccine recalled (NYT)
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December 22
| Polls shows worry about swine flu vaccine safety persists
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December 22
| Other viruses abound, only 6% of samples tested positive for influenza A (Reuters)
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December 23
| H1N1 deaths: 76% had underlying conditions, i.e., cancer, heart disease (MNT)
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December 23
| More H1N1 vaccine but fewer takers (Wash Post)
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December 24
| High dose seasonal flu vaccine for elderly, approved by FDA (MNT)
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December 29
| WHO: Worst of the swine flu outbreak is over in U.S., Canada, Britain (Seattle Times)
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December 29
| WHO Chief not yet vaccinated against H1N1 (AFP)
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December 29
| In three-quarters of Sao Paolo H1N1 deaths, patients had underlying conditions (MNT)
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December 29
| Retailers jockey to provide unwanted H1N1 vaccines (WSJ), Walgreens leads (Reuters)
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December 30
| Swine flu not as catchy as other pandemic strains (AP)
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December 31
| Report H1N1 vaccine injuries and reactions here (Facebook)
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2010 | |
January 1
| U.S. reaction to swine flu: apt and lucky (NYT)
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January 4
| Was swine flu a false pandemic to promote Rx/vaccines? (Pharmalot)
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January 5
| WHO-led H1N1 vaccine redistribution in face of softening demand (Yahoo News)
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January 7
| Germany and France cancel H1N1 vaccine orders, no U.S. decision yet (Reuters)
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January 8
| Early H1N1 lessons, pediatric critical illness unpredictable, survivable (MNT)
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January 8
| Easing H1N1 pandemic may let in new flu viruses (Reuters)
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January 8
| Moving target of H1N1 influenza: 2009 season practice assessment (Medscape)
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January 11
| H1N1 is a false pandemic, health expert claims (Fox News)
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January 12
| Leader of infectious diseases society: Still time to get H1N1 vaccine! (MNT)
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January 12
| Many countries rethink H1N1 flu vaccine orders (Reuters)
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January 12
| WHO to review its handling of H1N1 pandemic (Reuters)
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January 13
| Vaccine for swine flu pandemic was "morally justified" (New Scientist)
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January 14
| European govts raise H1N1 questions: false pandemic? 12,700 deaths worldwide (MNT)
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January 14
| WHO addresses media misconceptions about swine flu pandemic (Medscape)
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January 15
| Novartis considers contracts with governments for H1N1 vaccine binding (WSJ)
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January 15
| CDC: Up to 80 million Americans infected with H1N1, 16,000 killed (Reuters)
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January 15
| CDC: 55 million Americans infected with H1N1, about 11,000 deaths (WedMD)
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January 17
| Fading H1N1 scare leaves vaccines surplus (Seattle Times)
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January 18
| Greece cancels a third of flu vaccine orders (AP)
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January 18
| WHO: Flu pandemic easing but risks remain (Reuters)
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January 18
| WHO official rejects claims agency overhyped threat of H1N1 (MNT)
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January 19
| Surplus H1N1 vaccine recommended for overall population (Medscape)
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January 20
| Swiss warn against H1N1 vaccine for patients with autoimmune disease (Reuters)
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January 20
| H1N1 swine flu hoax falls apart at the seams (Global Research)
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January 20
| Vax manufacturers calculate H1N1 sales shortfall (Fierce Vaccines)
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January 20
| Flu vaccine additive (adjuvant MF-59) boosts wide protection (Reuters)
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January 21
| Most UK medical staffers refused H1N1 vaccine (Fierce Vaccines)
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January 22
| Swine flu shots catching on at colleges, 97% of schools have some vaccine (NYT)
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January 22
| How the CDC counts H1N1 cases (WSJ)
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January 23
| Swine flu count plagued by flawed data, patchy surveillance system (WSJ)
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January 25
| WHO slams swine flu critics as "irresponsible" (Seattle Times), rejects accusations (MNT)
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January 29
| Mandated vaccine policy increased influenza vaccine uptake among HCWs (IDN)
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February 4
| Adults forgoing vaccines, 36% received season flu shots in 2008 (Reuters)
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February 5
| Is the swine flu pandemic over? It certainly looks like it's on its last legs (AP)
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February 5
| Most Americans think swine flu pandemic is over, Harvard poll finds (NYT)
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February 5
| Swine flu is still out there, officials caution, esp in the U.S. (Reuters)
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