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AN emergency medical response crew is rushing to the isolated WA indigenous community that was home to the first swine flu sufferer to die in Australia. The team will land at Kiwirrkurra, more than 600km west of Alice Springs in the Gibson Desert, as doctors and health services warn of the extra risk posed to indigenous communities by the virus. Public health experts are worried that swine flu is likely to hit Aboriginal communities hard, because many people suffer health...
June, 22 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
UPDATE: 4.45pm A SWISS company is today claiming to have made the world's first swine flu vaccine. Novartis, which has its Australian headquarters in Sydney, announced it had successfully completed cell-based production of the first batch of A(H1N1) vaccine. ``Based on that success, the company expects to be able to achieve rapid production," a Novartis spokesman said. ``The vaccine is in clinical trials now.'' via news.com.au So they have made their vaccine...
June, 13 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
People reportedly holding "swine flu parties" Idea is to catch early less deadly strain Bad idea says health official A US health official recommends that you cancel plans for that "swine flu party". A swine flu party is a gathering intended to pass on infection of the A(H1N1) flu virus as protection against a future more virulent strain. The idea for "swine flu parties", which reportedly first surfaced on specialty internet sites, comes from "chickenpox...
May, 7 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Authorities believe this is how the disease has been transmitted....beware...... The humour of my friends at work! Still, good for a laugh.
May, 1 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves