Showing posts with label flu season. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flu season. Show all posts

Saturday, April 16, 2011

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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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

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.

Courtesy National Consumers League

“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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Monday, January 3, 2011

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

Flu Activity & Surveillance

Reports & Surveillance Methods in the United States

Current United States Flu Activity Map Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report International Influenza Surveillance

Situation Update: Summary of Weekly FluView

Full FluView Report

Overview of Influenza Surveillance in the United States

Past Weekly Surveillance Reports and Historical Data

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

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.

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

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."
http://www.usatoday.com/yourlife/health/medical/coldflu/2010-09-08-1Aflu08_ST_N.htm

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