News tagged with 'H1N1'

The World Health Organization is denying critics who accuse the international health agency of hyping the H1N1 pandemic and being unduly influenced by big pharmaceutical companies that benefitted from lucrative vaccine contracts.

Sanofi-Aventis has pulled four lots of infant swine flu vaccine, about 800,000 doses because of a potency problem. The vaccine should still work, the CDC says.

The European Union is issuing a warning to parents that the GSK Pandemrix is giving young children a fever after the second dose for swine flu.

The World Health Organization has just approved GlaxoSmithKline's latest swine flu vaccine, made with adjuvants, to be used in developing countries.

Novartis has had a new seasonal flu vaccine fast-tracked by the FDA. Meanwhile a larger than normal number of bacterial infections is being seen among people who have had the swine flu, underscoring the need to monitor a patient's vaccine schedule.

A poll says 51 percent of Americans would fly when sick with the swine flu or seasonal influenza because of the stiff penalties imposed by the airlines for changing plans.

The CDC now has revised upwards its estimate of the number of people who've died from swine flu to 4,000 when it tallies in those with bacterial infections and pneumonia. Meanwhile a Virginia teen has suffered a serious reaction and critics say we need to tighten up adverse event reporting to get a better handle on the big picture.

Swine flu inoculation side effects will be monitored by an independent panel of experts from public health to see if we repeat the side effects noted from the 1976 swine flu vaccine.

When a study showed the more expensive N-95 respirator was superior over surgical masks, the CDC and Institute of Medicine quickly adopted the findings and made recommendations to hospitals. Now it's revealed the findings were based on faulty science.

Pregnant women and mothers of young children are wary of the the swine flu vaccine. According to a new Harris Interactive poll, only one out of four plans to be jabbed - mainly out of fear of the new formulations.

Facing a lack of forthcoming information about the dangers and concerns of vaccines in general, and the swine flu vaccine specifically, a citizens' group plans a protest at the CDC this week as experts in immunization gather.

Three studies are looking at the small percentage of patients who become critically ill requiring ICU care. While the majority of cases are mild, the average age of those critically ill is remarkably young, in the mid-30s. The studies express the concern that there may not be enough ICU units available to accommodate patients who need them.

With about 40 percent of the public saying they will not be vaccinated against H1N1, Americans appears sharply divided on whether they will be vaccinated. Whatever your leanings - A Warning! - Pregnant women should not receive the live virus contained in the nasal spray.

A New York State Health Department regulation issued in August, mandates health care workers get the flu shot, both for swine flu and seasonal flu, by November 30th or be fired. New York is the first state with a mandate.

Canadian researchers find getting a seasonal flu shot may double your chances of getting the swine flu. The results, yet unpublished, are causing a buzz in the public health community worldwide.