U.S. health officials caution that a new outbreak of H1N1 Swinr Flu is not only possible, but likely. Busienss Week is reporting that U.S Officials are more concerned than ever about the second wave of H1N1 Swine Flu, which is poied to hit the continental USA in early 2010.
People should get vaccinated against the H1N1 flu while there is a lull in flu activity and vaccine supplies are plentiful, Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said at a Thursday afternoon press conference.
Stories of children getting sicker or women becoming deformed after receiving a shot, are frightening people about how âunsafeâ the H1N1 Swine Flu Vcaaine could be. These rumors are completely untrue, as is the popular online urban legend about the US Government using the H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccination Centers as a clever cover up of a secret census, or of some larger plot by the liberal left to frighten people into supporting Obama’s health care schemes.
Public health officials have noted five priority risk groups: pregnant women, healthcare employees, people aged 2 to 24, those aged 25 to 64 with chronic illnesses, and Blacks and Latinos.
Because of the widespread vaccine shortages for both the H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine, and the normal seasonal flu vaccine, Google has launched an H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Find tool designed to help users find the nearest location to get the seasonal and/or H1N1 flu vaccines.
After users enter a ZIP code or town, the tool displays color-coded syringes on a map. Pink syringes indicate the availability of seasonal flu vaccinations, blue syringes represent the availability of swine Flu H1N1 flu vaccinations – pink and blue syringes mean both vaccinations are available.
The American Lung Association and HHS’s flu.gov collaborators also worked on the project.
The flu shot finder includes data for about 20 states so far, and Google says they are curretly updating the map with all US states. No word on if the map will be updated to North America or worldwide.
Discovery Channel, via youtube, has posted a very informative video on a lot of known and little-known H1N1 Swine Flu facts. For those looking to really keep track of H1N1 Swine Flu News, this is invaluable information to make sure your H1N1 Swine Flu News is correct and timely!
Some people are saying that the government is the one who is showing concern for the side-effects of the controversial H1N1 Swine Flu vaccine. The United States government has created an H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Side Effects strike force to monitor the side effects oth e H1N1 Swine flu vaccine. More on this:
H1N1 Swine Flu Influenza News – H1N1 Swine Flu Influenza continues to flourish in Latin America, with a new rash of deaths and cases of H1N1 Swine Flu infection reported in all Latin American countries. One new H1N1 Swine Flu Influenza Death and 2 Deaths from H1N1 Swine Flu were reported in Honduras and Chile, respectively, at the beginning of this week.
Places like Central and South America will be the breeding grounds for the second wave of H1N1 Swine Flu Influenza , which will strike North America and Europe in the Fall of 2009.
Three more deaths and 118 new cases of the A/H1N1 influenza were confirmed in Latin America on Monday.
Honduran Health Minister Carlos Aguilar confirmed the first death of the A/H1N1 flu in the country, meanwhile the positive cases in the country rose from 108 to 118.
In Chile, the death toll rose to seven with two new deaths confirmed, the health authorities said, but they did not reveal new infection cases.
The Brazilian Health Ministry reported 25 new cases, which brought the number of the infected in the country to 240, with Sao Paulo, Santa Catarina, and Rio do Janeiro being the most affected states.
WHO is still concerned with the unknown quantities and properties that may be present along with the H1N1 Swine Flu – especially when taking the putative second wave into consideration.
Here is how the World Health Organization classifies the level 6 pandemic alert for H1N1 Swine Flu.
At this time, WHO considers the overall severity of the influenza pandemic to be moderate. This assessment is based on scientific evidence available to WHO, as well as input from its Member States on the pandemic’s impact on their health systems, and their social and economic functioning.
The moderate assessment reflects that:
* Most people recover from infection without the need for hospitalization or medical care.
* Overall, national levels of severe illness from influenza A(H1N1) appear similar to levels seen during local seasonal influenza periods, although high levels of disease have occurred in some local areas and institutions.
* Overall, hospitals and health care systems in most countries have been able to cope with the numbers of people seeking care, although some facilities and systems have been stressed in some localities.
WHO is concerned about current patterns of serious cases and deaths that are occurring primarily among young persons, including the previously healthy and those with pre-existing medical conditions or pregnancy.
As of June 15, 2009:
74 countries have officially reported 29,669 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection (Swine Flu), and 145 deaths have been attributed to H1N1 Swine Flu worldwide. The H1N1 Swine Flu is now pandemic status.
The H1N1 Swine Flu death toll rose to 91 deaths and 11,168 cases of infection, though the WHO data shows 86 deaths and 12022 cases. In brighter news, the US Governemtn has now decided it will indeed pay for the development of a Swine Flu H1N1 vaccine. Experts are concerned about a second wave of the H1N1 Swine flu virus thta may return to the hardest hit part of the world, North America, in the Fall.
Eighteen U.S. soldiers have been confirmed as the first cases in Kuwait with H1N1 flu, the undersecretary of the ministry of health said on Sunday.
“They are 18 U.S. soldiers that were confirmed with the virus upon their arrival from their country to the military base (in Kuwait),” Ibrahim al-Abdulhadi told Reuters.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Friday the U.S. will spend $1 billion to start the process of making an H1N1 influenza vaccine.
The money, which comes from funds already set aside for pandemic influenza, will fund new and existing contracts with influenza vaccine makers such as Sanofi Aventis SA, GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis.
·The number of deaths caused by A/H1N1 virus has risen to 91, health officials said.
·More than 11,168 people in 44 countries and regions have reportedly contracted the virus.
