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Human trials of universal flu vaccine begin

Human trials of universal flu vaccine begin

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created Sep 08, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Clinical trials of a new vaccine that could protect against multiple types of flu are beginning at Oxford University. If successful, the ‘universal’ flu injection would transform the way we vaccinate against ...





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Universal flu vaccine holds promise

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

An influenza vaccine that protects against death and serious complications from different strains of flu is a little closer to reality, Saint Louis University vaccine researchers have found.


US swine flu deaths surpass 1,000

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal health officials say swine flu is more widespread now than it's ever been.


WHO says Tamiflu still works against swine flu

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created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The World Health Organization says isolated cases of drug-resistant swine flu in Britain and the United States have not changed the agency's assessment of the disease.


CDC now says 4,000 swine flu deaths in US

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created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu - about four times the estimate they've been using.


Swine flu pediatric deaths in US rise to 95

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created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The government's latest figures show swine flu is widespread across the country and increasing in almost every state. It's now caused at least 95 children's deaths since April.


CDC: 1 in 5 kids had flu-like illness this month (AP)

CDC: 1 in 5 kids had flu-like illness this month

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created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- About 1 in 5 U.S. children had a flu-like illness earlier this month - and most of those cases likely were swine flu, according to a new government health survey. About 7 percent of surveyed adults ...


Universal flu vaccine being tested on humans

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created Jul 17, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A universal influenza vaccine that has been pioneered by researchers from VIB and Ghent University (Belgium) is being tested for the first time on humans by the British-American biotech company Acambis. This vaccine is intended ...


Officials: Swine flu confirmed in Iowa cat

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created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- The swine flu virus has been confirmed in a cat treated at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.


CDC: Swine flu vaccine safe; no big problems seen

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created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- U.S. health officials say there's no evidence that the swine flu vaccine is causing any serious side effects.


RI tracking swine flu through electronic records

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created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Rhode Island health officials are using electronic prescription records to track the spread of swine flu.



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