Big Pharma backs deal to boost flu pandemic readiness | Reuters

Virus samples will be shared globally in exchange for vaccines produced from them under a landmark deal to improve preparedness for a flu pandemic, diplomats at the World Health Organization said on Saturday.

In a statement to Reuters, the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations, which represents 26 research-based drugmakers, welcomed the plan and confirmed the commitments its members had undertaken as part of it.

Negotiators ended an all-night session with a draft agreement accepted by all countries, including the United States, the last to join the consensus, diplomats said.

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Why Vitaminwater Is Bad For Public Health - Matthew Herper - The Medicine Show - Forbes

Who needs a flu shot when you can have a bottle of flat sugar water spiked with ascorbic acid and food coloring?

At least, that’s the impression that Vitaminwater, made by Coca-Cola’s Glaceau unit, left in one advertisement. The National Consumers League, a 100-year-old advocacy group, sent a formal complaint about Vitaminwater’s ads to the Federal Trade Commission last week. The NCL also complained about a Vitaminwater TV spot, and about the slogans on the company’s bottles, which declare that “vitamins + water = all you need.” I’ve included both advertisements in this story for reference.

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“Discouraging members of the public from getting a flu shot as recommended by government health authorities is not only deceptive, but dangerous,” writes Sally Greenberg, the NCL’s executive director. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and other public health agencies, have recommended that many Americans get a vaccination to protect them from contracting the flu.”

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CDC - Seasonal Influenza (Flu) - Flu Activity & Surveillance

Flu Activity & Surveillance

Reports & Surveillance Methods in the United States

Situation Update: Summary of Weekly FluView

Full FluView Report

Overview of Influenza Surveillance in the United States

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CDC - Seasonal Influenza (Flu) - Flu Information for Parents

Flu Information for Parents

Flu is more dangerous than the common cold for children. Each year, flu places a large burden on the health and well-being of children and families. An influenza vaccination is the best method for preventing flu and its potentially severe complications in children. CDC recommends that all children 6 months and older get a flu vaccine.

• Children, the Flu, and the Flu Vaccine
  Information about the danger of flu and flu vaccination recommendations for children and their contacts…
• Children and Antiviral Drugs
  Information about influenza antiviral drugs; an important treatment option for the flu.
• Questions & Answers: Opening and Mixing Tamiflu® Capsules with Liquids if Child Cannot Swallow Capsules
• Protecting Against the Flu: Advice for Caregivers of Children Less Than 6 Months Old
  Research has shown that children less than 5 years of age are at high risk of serious flu-related complications.

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• The Flu: A Guide for Parents 
  
  Questions and answers about the flu, how to protect your child, treatment, and more
• Why Flu Vaccination Matters: Personal Stories from Families Affected by Influenza
  Watch a 1 minute video about the importance of flu vaccination for children
• Stopping Germs at Home, Work and School
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• Snort. Sniffle. Sneeze. No Antibiotics Please!
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• Ounce of Prevention
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• See also Information for Schools

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Synagis® (palivizumab) is the only monoclonal antibody approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help prevent an infectious disease. Synagis is indicated for the prevention of serious lower respiratory tract disease caused by RSV in children at high risk of RSV disease. MedImmune is dedicated to assisting patients with access to support and resources. To learn more, click here. To learn more about Synagis, click here for Important Safety & Prescribing Information. Approved Synagis Distribution Network Members Approved Physician Purchase Channel Distributors Wholesale Accounts AmerisourceBergen Cardinal H.D. Smith McKesson Morris Dickson   FluMist® (Influenza Vaccine Live, Intranasal) is the first and only nasal spray flu vaccine approved in the United States to help prevent influenza and is indicated for the active immunization of eligible individuals 2 to 49 years of age against influenza disease caused by influenza virus subtypes A and B contained in the vaccine.

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Pediatricians will join call for mandatory flu shots - USATODAY.com

I'd like to see them try to make it mandatory for all nurses, doctors and healthcare professionals. A national flu outbreak aside, there just isn't a documented need for it. The issue comes up as well, if it sickens healthcare professionals, is the employer or government going to pay the full cost of the illness it caused by making the shots mandatory?

Pediatricians will join call for mandatory flu shots - USATODAY.com:"The American Academy of Pediatrics plans to call for all health workers to get flu vaccinations, saying unvaccinated doctors, nurses and other medical staffers pose a threat to patients. The academy, which represents 60,000 pediatricians, is the latest of several organizations that now back mandatory flu shots for health workers. The groups include the National Patient Safety Foundation, the Infectious Diseases Society of America and the Society of Healthcare Epidemiologists."
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