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Though we did see some vomiting with the swine flu a couple of years ago.
I've learned about diabetes ... I've learned about cancer. When swine flu came around, I learned about that.
We even got full cooperation from the mainland on the control of epidemics like SARS and swine flu. The nuclear incident in Fukushima, Japan also reflected the outstanding coordination between the SAR and the mainland in monitoring the spread of radiationMore quotes »
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Mexico ups swine flu screening as cases increase
said Wednesday that it was instituting screening measures in all elementary schools for the H1N1 flu strain, commonly called swine flu when the first outbreak was discovered in Mexico in March 2009. The ministry revised its message later to say screenings Read more »
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Many Jails Got No Flu Shots During H1N1 Outbreak: CDC
More than half of U.S. jails didn't receive any vaccine to protect inmates during the 2009-10 outbreak of H1N1 swine flu , a new study says.Jail and prison inmates are at increased risk for exposure to infectious diseases. The steady stream of new arriva Read more »
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Coming soon: vaccines made in China
vaccine-making prowess captured world attention in 2009 when one of its companies developed the first effective vaccine against swine flu -- in just 87 days -- as the new virus swept the globe. In the past, new vaccine developments had usually been won by Read more »
Around the web
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Almost 800 adverse reactions to swine flu vaccine identified
THE SWINE flu vaccine has topped the list of drugs responsible for the largest number of suspected adverse reactions, new figures show. A total of 779 suspected adverse reactions were linked to the vaccine between 2010 and 2011. Most of these were relati 7:48 PM from Irish Times Read more »
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'Itis' girl Seebohm hoping bad run of luck is over
Emily Seebohm ... looking to put a bad 12 months behind her. Photo: Getty Images It got to the stage last year when everyone simply referred to Emily Seebohm as 'Itis'. In the lead up to the world titles she suffered from tonsillitis, bronchitis, pancrea from Sydney Morning Herald Read more »
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When Flu Pandemics Hit, Closing Schools Can Slow Spread
Everyone knows that when your kids get the flu, they stay home from school. But what does it take to justify closing the school down entirely? That's a question we should probably answer before the next big pandemic hits. At one point during the swine fl from NPR Read more »
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Is swine flu coming back in 2012?
News from the world of totalhealth I hope that you will be interested in the latest content written in plain English for our patient-facing website www.totalhealth.co.uk. These helpful articles by top UK Consultants discuss seasonal health news and treat from InCapitalHealth Read more »
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Many report illness at Wash. cheerleading event
tool goes here Mexico ups swine flu screening as cases increase Three years after swine flu closed Mexico City and caused an international scare, the Mexican government and local media are at odds over the severity of this season's flu virus. Newspapers from Miami Herald Read more »
