Amid shortage, big NYC firms get swine vaccine. Reader Garth S. (who sent us the article link) asks: “So is this how it works? I get six zeros behind my salary and I can get to the front of the line?”
World First As Swine Flu Found in US Cat
Critically Ill Swine Flu Patients Spend Weeks in ICU
Scandal: NHL Team Gets Priority Flu Shots
WHO Targets Hemorrhagic H1N1 Cases in Lviv, Ukraine. So, assuming that his is a new, more lethal strain, I’m led to ask: Will contracting the current mild strain circulating in the US protect someone from contracting the new strain?
National Swine Flu Pandemic Called in Bulgaria. “Spikes in deaths have already been reported in Turkey and Italy, although none have approached the numbers reported in Ukraine, where influenza/[Acute respiratory infection] (ARI) cases are approaching 1 million, and will likely surpass that number in the next report. The explosion of cases in Ukraine raise concerns that the H1N1 virus has subtly changed, with associated increase in cases and deaths.”
Majority of Californians to Ignore Late Swine Flu Vaccine
Withheld Ukraine Swine Flu Sequences Raise Pandemic Concerns. “[T]he rapid spread of H1N1 in Ukraine… …coupled with the high frequency of hemorrhagic pneumonia raise concerns that a small change is leading to a more virulent virus.”
Reported Cases in Ukraine Double Again
Canada: No Life Insurance for a Year if You Get Swine Flu!
How to Minimize Your Risk of Getting Swine Flu
Banks’ H1N1 Flu Vaccines Stir Outrage. Protests mount that Goldman Sachs, CitiBank, JPMorgan and others have the vaccine amid shortage
H1N1 Swine Flu Deaths Highest in 50 and Older Once Hospitalized. The overall death rate of those hospitalized (the worst cases, often with underlying health issues) is 11%
Polish PM: Poland Not Buying Swine Flu Vaccination Unless it Has Been Properly Tested