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Beijing moves to quash rumours of unsafe H1N1 jabs Beijing (AFP) Nov 19, 2009 
Beijing authorities have moved to quash rumours fuelled by bogus text messages that the city would suspend swine flu vaccinations amid safety concerns after two people died following inoculations. Some mobile phone subscribers in the city, which in September launched what officials have called the world's first mass A(H1N1) vaccination programme, had received such text messages in recent day ... read moreHungary declares swine flu epidemic 
Budapest (AFP) Nov 18, 2009Hungarian authorities declared a national swine flu epidemic on Wednesday as the number of reported cases jumped by over 30 percent in a week. "We have stepped over the threshold: the flu epidemic has started in Hungary," chief medical officer Ferenc Falus told a press conference. "Last week, 22,000 people sought medical help with flu symptoms, which is 32 percent more than in the ... more
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Britons reluctant to have swine flu vaccine: poll
London (AFP) Nov 18, 2009Many Britons are refusing to have swine flu vaccinations because of concerns about side effects and the general perception that it is a mild illness, a newspaper for doctors reported on Wednesday. A survey of 107 general practitioners (GPs) by Pulse newspaper reported particular difficulties persuading pregnant women to have the vaccine, with one GP estimating as few as one in 20 were happy ... more Yellow fever drive targets 12 million West Africans: WHO 
Geneva (AFP) Nov 17, 2009The World Health Organisation announced on Tuesday that the largest ever round of yellow fever vaccinations, for about 12 million people, would be launched in three West African countries next week. "The largest ever drive against yellow fever is going to kick off in three countries in West Africa next Monday," said WHO spokeswoman Aphaluck Bhatiasevi. "These three countries are Benin ... more WHO urges swift treatment for riskiest flu cases 
Geneva (AFP) Nov 12, 2009The World Health Organisation on Thursday called on doctors to use antiviral drugs swiftly on the most vulnerable swine flu patients, to prevent severe cases and avoid swamping hospitals. WHO clinical expert Niki Shindo said the agency would issue new guidelines targeting three key groups in countries where the A(H1N1) virus is spreading, to avoid severe cases that could kill within a week. ... more Global swine flu deaths slow as WHO toll passes 6,250
Geneva (AFP) Nov 13, 2009More than 6,250 people have died in the swine flu pandemic, World Health Organisation data showed Friday, as the global death rate appeared to slow. The number of deaths from the A(H1N1) pandemic in the week to November 8 grew by about 179, against 224 a week earlier and a leap of about 700 in the last week of October. The pandemic now stretches across 206 countries or territories ... more |
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Swine flu vaccination a must for UAE hajj pilgrims: report
Dubai (AFP) Nov 10, 2009The United Arab Emirates has said everyone going on the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia must be vaccinated against swine flu before leaving the country, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. "We have decided to make it mandatory for the hajj pilgrims to take the swine flu vaccine in order to protect them, protect their families and protect all those around them," Mahmoud Fikri, chairman ... more S.Africa's death rate doubled in a decade: health minister 
Johannesburg (AFP) Nov 10, 2009South Africa's death rate doubled over the last decade due to the spread of AIDS, the health minister said Tuesday, blaming the crisis on government policies under former president Thabo Mbeki. "In 11 years -- from 1997 to 2008 -- the rate of death has doubled in South Africa. That is obviously something that cannot but worry a person," Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told reporters at ... more GSK reveals gift of 50m swine flu jabs to developing world 
London (AFP) Nov 10, 2009British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) said on Tuesday it will donate 50 million doses of its swine flu vaccine to the World Health Organisation (WHO) to distribute to developing countries. The drugs company is working with the WHO and health authorities to deliver initial shipments of the H1N1 vaccine by the end of November, it said in a statement. "GSK is committed to ... more Cape Verde dengue fever epidemic stabilises 
Praia (AFP) Nov 9, 2009A dengue fever epidemic that has already killed six people in Cape Verde has stabilised with less than 600 new cases daily reported in the last two days, authorities here said Monday. The Atlanic island nation has recorded 12,000 cases of the crippling mosquito-borne disease since October 1. Last week the number of new cases was on average over 900 daily, the national epidemic ... more |
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