…for flu infection. Nonetheless, the trend is decreasing or stable across the board.This year’s northern hemisphere was the first to include the H1N1 influenza strain…
…to common threats’.Ms Laurette Onkelinx, Vice Prime Minister, Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health, Belgium, said the experience of handling the H1N1 pandemic had…
…2009, the WHO declared the first full-scale influenza pandemic in decades after a new strain of flu – known as H1N1 – spread across continents.…
…the recommendations of the panel, including its call for a three-phase scale for judging a pandemic’s severity.Despite the lessons learned from the H1N1 experience, the…
…is always difficult to adopt, if there is no clear interest for patients:At least in France, there was a perception that the H1N1 vaccination campaign…
Multimillionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has opened fire on all who pedal “lies” about vaccines.The world’s most influential humanitarian says a fraudulent research paper written by…
…impact of the flu outbreak, noting that monitoring this year’s influenza season is particularly important as it is the first since the H1N1 pandemic.Reports from…
…consider ways of tackling the problem.“In some cases, persuading the public to seek vaccination has become even more problematic than during the [H1N1] pandemic. As…
The move comes as flu cases continue to dominate the headlines, particularly in the UK where H1N1 is believed to have caused more than 250…
…all those scientists who are working constantly to produce new and improved vaccines,” she says.When her son was offered a vaccination against H1N1 in 2009…
…Hong Kong looked at lessons learned in 2009 said many aspects of the international response went well.The report also notes that the H1N1 outbreak was…
Officials say that by early indications show a small reduction (between 5% and 6%) in the number of people having the seasonal flu vaccine. It…
…a tool for pro-vaccine groups to get their message across, she added.Pandemic influences public attitude to all vaccinesDiscussing the fallout from the H1N1 pandemic, Dr…
For a summary of this interview, Do you think the H1N1 pandemic has helped or hindered the debate on vaccines? I actually think it has…
…don’t know until you look back on the flu season.In 2009 people were vaccinated with two vaccines: the seasonal vaccine and the H1N1 pandemic vaccine.…
