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In this photo made Monday, Feb. 1, 2010, Clorox bleach bottles are posed for a photo in Moreland Hills, Ohio. Household products maker Clorox Co. said Thursday, Feb. 4, that its second-quarter profit jumped 28 percent as it continued to get a boost from sales linked to the swine flu.
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Swine flu pandemic hit European children: study
The pandemic of H1N1 swine flu raised the death rate among children across Europe late last year but not adults, researchers reported on Thursday.
Early reports showed about a 28 percent rise in deaths among children aged 5 to 14 in eight countries, Anne Mazick of the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, Denmark and colleagues found.
This added up to about 77 deaths above what would normally be seen in that age group in those months, they reported in the online journal Eurosurveillance here. [...]
Source: Reuters
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6135LK20100204
Research
Study Supports Seasonal Influenza Vaccine for Young Infants
Vaccination against seasonal influenza is safe and produces a protective immune response in infants as young as 6 to 12 weeks, concludes a study in the February issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy.
Source: Newswise
Comment
By Jenny Hope
The swine flu pandemic, which has cost the nation more than £1billion, was declared over yesterday.
With the number of new cases plummeting, health chiefs announced the 24-hour flu helpline will close down next Thursday.
Critics said the seven-month outbreak had been mishandled by ministers and health officials, who had made a flawed assessment of the threat.
Swine flu has killed 411 Britons, with 124 more still in hospital - yet the 5,000 cases a week are far below the average for seasonal flu.
Source: Daily Mail
Risk Communication
Thais urged to voluntarily get vaccinated against A/H1N1 flu
Thailand's public health ministry Thursday instructed public health stations nationwide to urge people to voluntarily get vaccinated against the A/H1N1 influenza.
Only some 125,670 Thais were vaccinated against the A/H1N1 influenza during a period from January 11 to 29, Public Health Minister Jurin Laksanavisit disclosed Thursday.[...]
Source: Chen Qi - The World of Micro-organism bacteria fungi archaea H5N1 H1N1
Read more: http://www.dowell-netherlands.com/2010/02/thais-urged-to-voluntarily-get.html
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"Our preliminary data show that the mortality reported during the 2009 influenza pandemic did not reach levels normally seen during seasonal influenza epidemics," the researchers wrote.
From the article: "Swine flu pandemic hit European children: study"
Source: Reuters
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6135LK20100204
News Flash
Swine flu service to be shut down
Press Assoc. via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News
The National Pandemic Flu Service (NPFS) will be stood down in response to the "steady reduction" in the number of cases of swine flu, it has been announced.[...]
Irish Health
The swine flu pandemic now appears to be diminishing significantly, with the latest reported rate of H1N1 in the community only 7.5 per 100000. [...]
China: Everyone should be immunized against H1N1
Silobreaker
Via Shanghai Daily: Ministry: All should have swine flu shots. Excerpt:China says it is expanding its free inoculation plan against swine flu to include all people, except for those with contraindication to the vaccine, according to a latest notice posted ...
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