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THE swine flu pandemic has become "unstoppable" and all nations will need access to vaccines, a WHO official said today. Britain, Thailand and the Philippines all reported deaths today, while Saudi Arabia shut an international school after 20 students were diagnosed with the A(H1N1) virus. As the death toll increased, the World Health Organisation official said a swine flu vaccine should be available as early as September and all countries would need to...
July, 13 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
THE Federal Government's decision to move to a containment stage to deal with swine flu will be disruptive but necessary, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.Mr Rudd said he had been briefed by Australia's chief medical officer and there had been 13 confirmed cases of the virus in Australia to date. "The Government has acted in response to each and every recommendation put to the government by the professional health authorities across our nation," he said. "This will of course...
May, 22 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Isolated ... Jimmy Dickson and Stephanie Gotlib with their son Adam. Picture: Darryl Gregory Ten cases of swine flu in Australia Family of six confined to home for two weeks Primary school closed due to concerns THREE new cases of swine flu were last night identified as an infected Melbourne family confined to their home spoke of their ordeal. The family of six faces two weeks in quarantine to protect others, the Herald Sun...
May, 21 2009 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves