H1N1 (Swine Flu) 2009 Update

Global's H1N1 Update - 06/24/10

2010-06-24T08:34:00.000-07:00

The H1N1 Blog closes shop (and re-opens down the street)This marks our last post here at the H1N1 (Swine Flu) Update blog. While our blogspot home here has served us well, and we are a little melancholy to say goodbye to it, the feeling is eclipsed by our excitement at posting to our new WordPress digs. This will be more than just a domain-name change. Over the last 12 years, the staff here

Global's H1N1 Update - 06/22/10

2010-06-22T08:31:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Tuesday, June 24th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths**Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of June 13, 2010International NewsH1N1 reassortment in pigs could become a significant threatBack in February, Chinese researchers recorded the first instance of H1N1 encountering another

Global's H1N1 Update - 06/17/10

2010-06-17T08:10:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Tuesday, June 22nd, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of June 6, 2010International NewsIndian H1N1 outbreak claims 16 lives in one monthWith onset of monsoon season in Southeast Asia, influenza is considered a common monsoon-related malady. In

Global's H1N1 Update - 06/15/10

2010-06-15T08:30:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Thursday, June 17th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of June 6, 2010International NewsThe WHO, CIDRAP and others continue to respond to BMJ allegationsDefenders of the World Health Organization’s pandemic recommendations continue to surface

Global's H1N1 Update - 06/10/10

2010-06-10T13:33:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Tuesday, June 15th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of May 23, 2010National NewsCanada's response to the H1N1 pandemic was one of confusion, says a white paper being presented Tuesday at the World Conference on Disaster Management in Toronto.

Global's H1N1 Update - 06/08/10

2010-06-08T08:17:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Thursday, June 10th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of May 30, 2010International NewsWHO keeps pandemic alert status at phase sixAfter reviewing the state of pandemic activity, and an extended meeting of the Emergency Committee last week,

Global's H1N1 Update - 06/03/10

2010-06-03T08:58:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Tuesday, June 8th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths**Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of May 23, 2010National NewsOntario grades its pandemic response as adequate but improvableOntario’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Arlene King released a report reviewing that province’s

Global's H1N1 Update - 06/01/10

2010-06-01T08:30:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Thursday, June 3rd, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of May 23, 2010International NewsTaiwanese researchers highlight the need for veracity and calm in a pandemicTaiwanese Health officials have published a study outlining the importance of

Global's H1N1 Update - 05/27/10

2010-05-27T08:54:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Tuesday, June 1st, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths**Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of May 16, 2010International NewsPotential source for universal flu vaccine discoveredThe American Society for Microbiology’s journal, mBio, has published a study outlining the construction of

Global's H1N1 Update - 05/25/10

2010-05-25T08:56:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Thursday, May 27th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of May 9, 2010International NewsBrazil's Health Ministry last week announced plans to extend its H1N1 vaccination campaign by almost 2 weeks, to June 2, according to China's news agency

Global's H1N1 Update - 05/20/10

2010-05-20T08:49:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Thursday, May 25th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of May 9, 2010International NewsIn the face of criticism, some powerful support steps forward for the WHOThere is no shortage of criticism for the World Health Organization’s (WHO) handling

Global's H1N1 Update - 05/18/10

2010-05-18T08:25:00.001-07:00

The next update will be on Thursday, May 18th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of May 9, 2010National NewsH1N1 claims the life another CanadianA Quebecois man who recently returned from a trip to Cuba has died after contracting the H1N1 virus. The man passed away in a

Global's H1N1 Update - 05/13/10

2010-05-13T08:38:00.001-07:00

The next update will be on Tuesday, May 18th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths**Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of May 2, 2010Looking ahead: beyond H1N1With the North American H1N1 pandemic looking more and more like it’s over, Global Consulting has partnered with Roche Canada to host a workshop aimed

Global's H1N1 Update - 11/05/10

2010-05-11T08:40:00.001-07:00

The next update will be on Thursday, May 13th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of May 2, 2010International NewsH1N1 may have been a milder pandemic than expected, but in populations affected by the disease, the impact has been profound.In a meeting with the American

Global's H1N1 Update - 06/05/10

2010-05-06T09:27:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Tuesday, May 11th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of April 25, 2010International NewsWorried parents overwhelmed many ER’s before the H1N1 pandemic even broke outA pair of studies presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies’ annual

Global's H1N1 Update - 05/04/10

2010-05-04T08:11:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Thursday, May 6th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of April 25, 2010International NewsThe University of Minnesota’s Centre for Infectious Disease Research and Policy concluded its comprehensive 3-part series of articles on the H1N1 pandemic

Global's H1N1 Update - 04/29/10

2010-04-29T08:30:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Tuesday, May 4th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of April 4, 2010International NewsAustralia's Therapeutic Goods Administration has widened its probe into CSL's seasonal flu vaccine, which includes the pandemic strain, after children

Global's H1N1 Update - 04/27/10

2010-04-27T08:27:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Thursday, April 29th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of April 4, 2010National NewsOverall influenza activity has continued to be low for at least 17 consecutive weeks. Only one specimen (out of 1,379) tested positive for pandemic H1N1 2009

Global's H1N1 Update - 04/22/10

2010-04-22T08:34:00.001-07:00

The next update will be on Thursday, April 27th, at 0830 hrs PST. The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of April 4, 2010International NewsAfter a quiet start to the year, Bangladesh is reporting rapid spread of pandemic flu this month and has placed health officials across the country on

Global's H1N1 Update - 04/20/10

2010-04-20T08:30:00.001-07:00

The next update will be on Tuesday, April 22nd, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6 Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by the World Health Organization (WHO), as of April 4, 2010National NewsCanadian researchers have reported that patients who became severely ill with H1N1 swine flu last year often developed kidney failure, which worsened their

Global's H1N1 Update - 04/15/10

2010-04-15T08:11:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Tuesday, April 20th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths* *Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of April 4, 2010National NewsThe premature expiry of a batch of adjuvanted H1N1 vaccine has prompted the Alberta government to ask manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline for a refund. The vaccines

Global's H1N1 Update - 04/13/10

2010-04-13T09:02:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Thursday, April 15th, at 0830 hrs PST. The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6 Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths**Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of April 4, 2010National NewsAdjuvant vaccines set to expire sooner than expectedThe Public Health Agency of Canada has moved up the expiry dates for H1N1 vaccines containing adjuvant,

Global's H1N1 Update - 04/08/10

2010-04-08T08:30:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Tuesday, April 13th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6 Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths**Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of March 28, 2010National NewsEven with peer review a controversial H1N1 study may raise more questions than it answersA series of controversial Canadian studies have been published in the

2010-04-06T10:09:00.000-07:00

The next update will be on Thursday, April 8th, at 0830 hrs PST.The WHO Pandemic Alert level remains at Phase 6Influenza A (H1N1) Cases and Deaths**Cases reported by The World Health Organization (WHO) are as of March 28, 2010National NewsFederal government wants to analyze the impact of travel on pandemicsThe Public Health Agency of Canada is commissioning a study to find out if travel

Global's H1N1 Update - 04/01/10

2010-04-01T08:30:00.000-07:00

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