H1N1 Latest News

Calgary Flames Hockey Team Skips Vaccine Lines to Uproar

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:11:21 +0000

Somehow a special vaccine clinic was opened just for the team members of the Calgary Flames hockey team (and their families) in Calgary, which caused quite an uproar. People are asking why they get special treatment when there is suppose to be limited quantities of vaccine and they aren’t even in a high priority group.

Canada Sends Mixed Messages Over Vaccine

admin — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:03:55 +0000

Canadians are being told there is not enough vaccine, that some clinics have to be closed because they ran out. That they have to wait until they can more vaccine. This is after waiting for hours and hours in line.

Yet today Canadians are told that surplus vaccine is being sent abroad. To be specific: “Butler-Jones explained that GSK has made more antigen than can be bottled and since enough has been produced for Canada’s needs, the surplus went overseas.”.

People ARE Camping Out Overnight to Get Vaccinated

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:10:53 +0000

There are now reports in Quebec, Canada of people camping out with their kids to get vaccinated because of the long lines and delays.

WHO is Confirming Pandemic in Ukraine

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:41:22 +0000

Looks like the WHO is confirming Ukraine is getting “an unusually high level of activity of acute respiratory illness in the western part of the country, associated with an increased number of hospital admissions and fatalities.” as previously expected.

H1N1 Stories

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:33:57 +0000

Some personal first-hand tales of H1N1. A common theme you see is that those who get hit hard seem to get hit very quickly, within a matter of hours, not days…

Ukraine Getting Hit Hard by H1N1

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:45:58 +0000

It started with: Unidentified flue outbreak in Western Ukraine. It’s not escalating into WHO says it’s sending team to Ukraine to probe reports of serious H1N1 activity.

It’s now been confirmed to be H1N1. So far reports seem to indicate that it’s a virulent variation, so the Ukraine has started to quarantine itself, closing schools, stopping the army draft, etc.

I expect we’ll hear a lot more as the WHO team arrives and determines exactly what’s going on in Ukraine.

New York’s Gov. Paterson declares H1N1 state of emergency

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:00:05 +0000

Source: CNN

“Broadening the number of health care professionals who can administer vaccine, New York Gov. David Paterson issued a sweeping executive order Thursday officially declaring a state of emergency due to the increase in H1N1 cases, including 75 H1N1-related deaths in New York state.”

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“At a news conference Thursday afternoon, Paterson stressed that his order is not intended to incite panic but rather allocates the necessary resources to effectively combat H1N1 flu, also known as swine flu.”

CDC: H1N1 spreading even as supply of vaccine grows

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:55:45 +0000

Source CNN:

“There have been 114 pediatric deaths since April, when the H1N1 virus first emerged, with 19 reported to the CDC in the past week, he said.”