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September 02, 2009
The Canadian Press Harris-Decima poll also indicates some parents have concerns about allowing their children to have a vaccine that contains an adjuvant, a compound that boosts the impact of the vaccine and allows smaller doses to be used.
Canada to buy 50.4 million doses of pandemic vaccine
August 07, 2009
Canada will purchase 50.4 million doses of pandemic flu vaccine to protect all Canadians who want to be vaccinated against the swine flu virus
Two more die of swine flu in B.C.
August 06, 2009
Two more people have died of influenza A (H1N1), also known as swine flu, in B.C., the province announced yesterday.
Should Canada share H1N1 antivirals?
August 05, 2009
As Canada expects to have enough antiviral drugs for everyone who needs them during an H1N1 pandemic, ethicists ask whether we should consider giving some away to the rest of the world.
Editorial Cartoon for July 17, 2009
July 17, 2009
B.C. ready for flu, says top doc
June 12, 2009
British Columbia is well prepared for the world’s first pandemic in 40 years, provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall said on Thursday after the World Health Organization raised its alert level to 6 — its highest phase.
Mexican resorts offer ‘Flu Free Guarantee’
May 20, 2009
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control have downgraded warnings about travel to Mexico but deals still abound to get tourists to come back.
Japan confirms first swine flu cases
May 09, 2009
Two teenage boys and a teacher were visiting Canada on a school trip
Ten new flu cases
May 05, 2009
Influenza A (H1N1) does not appear to be any worse than normal seasonal influenza, Vancouver’s chief medical health officer said yesterday, as the number of confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu jumped by 10 to a total of 39 in B.C.
NDP Leader Carole James says vote-splitting could shape Kootenay race
May 02, 2009
The riding is one of 24 where the fledgling B.C. Conservative party is running a candidate
UPDATE: Canadian swine flu total up to 51
May 01, 2009
British Columbia and Nova Scotia together reported 10 new cases
Ottawa hospitals gear up for swine flu arrival
May 01, 2009
"Ottawa and the health care sector have learned lessons from the 2003 SARS experience in Ontario."
People 60 may have immune protection against swine flu
May 01, 2009
U.S. Centers for Disease Control says work being done in the Atlanta labs shows older people have some antibodies that may offer protection against the swine H1N1 virus.
B.C. flu cases rise to eleven
May 01, 2009
Five new cases of swine flu — recently renamed Influenza A (H1N1) — have been confirmed in the Lower Mainland, bringing the total number of infected British Columbians to 11.
Flu fears close Vernon school
May 01, 2009
A school in Vernon was shut down after a student tested positive for the H1N1 influenza A virus, commonly referred to as swine flu.
Flu fears send cruise ships toward Victoria
May 01, 2009
A major cruise ship company will be making six stops in Victoria after it suspended trips to Mexico due to swine flu fears.
Pandemic threat up to Level 5
April 30, 2009
There are three new confirmed cases of swine flu in the Lower Mainland as the World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday raised its influenza pandemic threat level to five out of six.
Stocks slide for 2nd day
April 29, 2009
The Toronto stock market closed lower for a second day, as investors continued to take profits yesterday from a seven-week-old spring rally.
Third mild flu case in B.C.
April 29, 2009
B.C. should prepare itself for further swine flu cases, hospitalization and even death, a lead epidemiologist said yesterday as she confirmed the province’s third mild case of swine flu.
What you need to know about the swine flu epidemic
April 28, 2009
Symptoms: Fever, lethargy, lack of appetite and coughing; some report runny nose, sore throat, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
Israelis say flu should be renamed
April 28, 2009
An Israeli health official says the outbreak of swine flu should be renamed “Mexican” influenza in deference to Muslim and Jewish sensitivities over pork.
B.C.’s antiviral stock ‘big buffer’ against flu
April 28, 2009
B.C. is well stocked with antiviral medication should a swine flu pandemic become a reality, B.C.’s director of epidemiology said yesterday as the World Health Organization (WHO) raised its flu pandemic alert.
Researcher maps swine flu cases
April 27, 2009
Pittsburg-based biomedical researcher Henry Niman has been tracking swine flu cases globally with Google Maps.
B.C. swine flu cases ‘mild’: MD
April 27, 2009
Two separate cases of swine flu have been discovered in the Lower Mainland, doctors at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC)confirmed yesterday.
WHO convenes emergency panel to consider raising pandemic alert
April 25, 2009
The World Health Organization convened an emergency meeting of experts in Geneva on Saturday to advise on whether to escalate the global pandemic alert in response to outbreaks of swine flu in people in Mexico and the southwestern United States.
UPDATE: lab finds swine flu viruses in Mexican specimens
April 24, 2009
Mexican authorities confirmed Friday they have found human infections with swine flu virus
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