News tagged with 'Influenza'

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.

While Kellog's tells consumers that Cocoa Krispies helps boost immunity, the respected Dr. Andrew Weil takes down mention of his Immunity Support supplement from his Web site.

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.

GlaxoSmithKline is bring home about $3.5 billion from its swine flu vaccines while the government protects drug makers under the assumption that vaccine production is not profitable.

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.

The nasal spray, FluMist, will be available beginning next week to help fight the swine flu. Vaccines are not expected from five manufacturers until mid-October. the five vaccine makers are immune from liability in case there are adverse effects.

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.