Officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have approved vaccines for the 2010-2011 influenza season. This yearâs flu vaccine will protect against three strains of flu, including the H1N1 Swine Flu.
âThe best way to protect yourself and your family against influenza is to get vaccinated every year,â said Dr. Karen Midthun, acting director of FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, in a statement. âThe availability of a new seasonal influenza vaccine each year is an important tool in the prevention of influenza related illnesses and death.â
Also, remember the best non-medical treatment is prevention – wash your hands often and thoroughly!
Tamiflu, which went on a large run last year during the pandemic phase of the H1N1 Swine Flu outbreak, is still on of the more popular flu cures/treatments available. However, this means that unscrupulous individuals will try and scam the population by selling counterfeit products. The FDA has issued a warning about these products.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned consumers about a potentially harmful product represented as “Generic Tamiflu” sold over the Internet. FDA tests revealed that the fraudulent product does not contain Tamiflu’s active ingredient, oseltamivir, but cloxacillin, an ingredient in the same class of antibiotics as penicillin.
If you’re concerned about the legitimacy of anti-flu drugs you wish to purchase, you can check the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Verified Internet Pharmacy Sites Seal, also known as VIPPS Seal. The VIPPS Seal gives a seal of approval to pharmacy sites that apply and meet state requirements. Legitimate pharmacies that carry the VIPPS seal are listed at www.vipps.info
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.
