sify news 22 January 2011 Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) District health officials in Pakistan are ‘not very keen’ to use swine flu vaccines donated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), thus resulting in the country’s failure to control the disease, the WHO has said. In March 2010, about 3.1 million doses of Monovalent Influenza vaccine […]
Wales’ top doctor says people left it too late to get flu vaccine
By Madeleine Brindley, Western Mail 24 January 2011 WALES’ leading doctor yesterday spoke of his disappointment at poor vaccine take-up rates in the face of the most severe winter flu season in a decade. Dr Tony Jewell also said he was disappointed people eligible for a free flu jab did not keep their appointments in […]
GPs urged to save seasonal flu vaccine for two groups
By: EITHNE DONNELLAN, Health Correspondent 10 January 2011 FAMILY DOCTORS will be advised this week to save remaining limited stocks of seasonal flu vaccine for two patient groups – pregnant women and at-risk children. The advice, to be sent to all GPs by the Health Service Executive, will also say they should give leftover supplies […]
Pregnant Women to be Vaccinated Against Flu for the First Time
By: Rebecca Smith, Telegraph 30 September 2010 All pregnant women are to be offered the seasonal flu vaccine for the first time this winter as they were one of the groups hardest hit by the swine flu pandemic. The H1N1 swine flu strain is expected to be the predominant strain of flu circulating this year […]
Swine Flu Jab – Narcolepsy Link Probed
Posted by: Naill Hunter, Editor, Irish Health 31 August 2010 The European Medicines Agency has launched a review of the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix, following reports of a link with the vaccine and the sleep disorder narcolepsy. The review is to be carried out by the agency at the request of the European Commission following […]
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