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Swine Flu pandemic not fake says WHO official

Written on 26 Jan, 2010 at 10:29 in Swine Flu | viewed 29 times | 0 Comments

| More STRASBOURG – A top of the World Health Organization official has told the Council of Europe that any suggestion that the U.N. body inflated the danger... (Continue reading)

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Swine Flu kills five in Canada

Written on 23 Jan, 2010 at 17:51 in Swine Flu | viewed 230 times | 0 Comments

| More OTTAWA – Swine Flu has killed five more Canadians in B.C., Alberta and Ontario, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. The new deaths were reported... (Continue reading)

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Swine flu declines but kills six more in Canada

Written on 8 Jan, 2010 at 2:59 in Swine Flu | viewed 108 times | 0 Comments

| More OTTAWA – Swine Flu has taken six more lives in Canada in a one week period ending on Thursday. The lab-confirmed Canadian death toll from the pandemic... (Continue reading)

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Swine Flu spikes again in U.S.

Written on 2 Jan, 2010 at 23:28 in Featured, Swine Flu | viewed 565 times | 0 Comments
Swine Flu spikes again in U.S.

ATLANTA – There has been an upsurge in visits to doctors for Swine Flu and deaths associated with flu and pneumonia are again higher than the national epidemic threshold, the CDC said in a report released on Saturday. “Visits to doctors... (Continue reading)

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Swine Flu kills nine more in Canada

Written on 30 Dec, 2009 at 23:37 in Health, Swine Flu | viewed 297 times | 0 Comments

OTTAWA – Nine more Canadians have died from Swine Flu in the one week period leading up to December 30, to take the national death toll to 410. Four people died in Alberta, B.C. reported one death, Ontario had three more... (Continue reading)

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Ontario reports declining Swine Flu hospitalizations and deaths

Written on 6 Dec, 2009 at 11:29 in Swine Flu | viewed 151 times | 0 Comments

TORONTO – Ontario is reporting a declining trend in hospitalizations and deaths as the second wave of Swine Flu weakens. 115 people were admitted to hospitals between Nov. 26 and Dec. 2 while 9 people were reported dead for the same... (Continue reading)

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WHO: Public health significance of H1N1 mutations unclear

Written on 22 Nov, 2009 at 23:55 in Swine Flu | viewed 240 times | 0 Comments
WHO: Public health significance of H1N1 mutations unclear

GENEVA – The World Health Organization says mutations in the Swine Flu virus have been detected in a number of countries but the significance of how it will affect people in unknown. WHO also said there is no evidence at this... (Continue reading)

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Child, 10, among eight killed, 202 hospitalized from Swine Flu in B.C.

Written on 10 Nov, 2009 at 18:57 in Swine Flu | viewed 185 times | 0 Comments
Child, 10, among eight killed, 202 hospitalized from Swine Flu in B.C.

VICTORIA – A ten-year-old is among eight more British Columbians who have died from Swine Flu since Nov. 3 and 202 more have been admitted to hospital as the virus continues to cause wide-spread illnes. B.C. known death toll now... (Continue reading)

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H1N1 vaccine for pregnant women next week

Written on 7 Nov, 2009 at 2:23 in Swine Flu | viewed 351 times | 0 Comments

VANCOUVER – Women in their first half of pregnancy can expect to get vaccinated against the Swine Flu virus next week, says B.C. health chief Dr. Perry Kendall. 25,000 shots of unadjuvanted vaccines have been delivered to the B.C. Centre for... (Continue reading)

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B.C. changes plans for Swine Flu vaccination in face of shortage

Written on 30 Oct, 2009 at 17:37 in Swine Flu | viewed 562 times | 0 Comments
B.C. changes plans for Swine Flu vaccination in face of shortage

VANCOUVER – B.C. health authorities continue to paint a rosy picture despite a shortfall in vaccine delivery which means many people in the province will not be vaccinated until December. “Despite unexpected delays in the manufacture of pandemic H1N1 influenza vaccine... (Continue reading)

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