Novartis announced new interim data from ongoing clinical trials demonstrating that a single 7.5µg dose of the company's influenza A(H1N1) 2009 unadjuvanted vaccine, half of the currently-approved US dose, fulfilled immune response criteria associated with protection in adults and the elderly (> =65 years of age). The data also showed a single 3.
The European Medicines Agency has reviewed further data on the centrally authorised pandemic vaccines, Celvapan, Focetria and Pandemrix. The Agency has reaffirmed their positive balance of benefits and risks in the context of the current H1N1v influenza pandemic. The data on Focetria and Pandemrix indicate that a single dose of these vaccines is able to trigger an immune response that may be sufficient...
Hey folks, I have to comment on this. There is so much Health and information out there the last couple of days, I need to discuss a few things. First up, this. According to Reuters - Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccine: WHO By Stephanie NebehayStephanie Nebehay – Thu Nov 19, 1:27 pm ET GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Thursday the H1N1 vaccine had been cleared of...
Last week during the 'Vaccines for Biothreats and Emerging and Neglected Diseases Symposium' in Galveston TX, USA, the Elsevier journal Vaccine released a supplement dedicated to vaccines for biodefense. This publication provides a comprehensive, state-of-the-art overview on vaccines that have been developed against a diverse group of human and veterinary pathogens, including Bacillus anthracis, smallpox,...
Swine flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday.
Land of the free my ass. A federal district judge has ruled for a West Virginina school district and its officials in a case in which a parent sought to exempt her daughter from mandatory vaccinations for medical and religious reasons. The ruling earlier this month by U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin of Charleston, W.Va., is interesting in light of the debate over links between vaccines and autism,...
For anyone avoiding getting the H1N1 flu shot because of concerns about potential side effects this briefing from the World Health Organization is certainly great news. The WHO says that all data compiled to date indicate that pandemic vaccines match the excellent safety profile of seasonal influenza vaccines, which have been used for more than 60 years. Read the full WHO briefing on the Safety of...
The vaccines for H1N1 influenza manufactured in Japan are safe, but doctors should administer them carefully to patients with severe chronic diseases, a health ministry committee said Saturday. As of Nov. 19, out of the roughly 4.5 million people who have been vaccinated, only 68 cases of serious side effects were recorded, according to a health ministry survey.
LA is offering free N1H1 vaccines ....but, not so fast, that's not for ME OR MY FRIENDS.....here's the STORY ........... It's odd, isn't it? My friends can't get their children or themselves vaccinated in Santa Monica or Pacific Palisades or Beverly Hills or West LA, but one did go downtown and wait 5 1/2 hrs in line at a Free Clinic where he was the only Non Hispanic...and he did get the vaccination....
FNB.ORG presents an exclusive interview with prof. M.D.Majewska – one of the few eminent polish scientists who have the courage to stand for a reasonable approach to vaccines. The whole interview will be available soon. From the interview you will find out: what is a vaccine, what does it contain, pros and cons of vaccinations, [...]
Angrysoba shares his thoughts on one of the most readable of Britain's new generation of old fogies — Theodore Darlymple — together with a few reading recommendations. By the way, the photo is not of Dalrymple nor Soba nor Me, but Victor Meldrew, the sort of character I think Dalrymple (real name: Anthony Daniels ) has molded his persona upon. — Greywolf A few weeks ago someone posted...
Here it comes: Invoking the name of the late Edward M. Kennedy, Senate Democrats sealed a 60-vote majority needed to advance health care legislation Saturday ahead of an evening showdown with opposition Republicans eager to inflict a punishing defeat on President Barack Obama. Two final holdouts, Sens. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, announced in speeches a few hours apart...
( EMAILWIRE.COM , November 21, 2009 ) Dallas, TX - GeoGlobal Resources Inc. (AMEX:GGR) went up 51.11% to $2.72. The stock hit an intraday high and an intraday low of $3.04 and $1.75 respectively. In the last six months the stock went up over 126%. GeoGlobal Resources Inc. is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, development, and production of oil and natural gas reserves in India....
'Black Lung' Flu Sweeps Ukraine Considering the massive sweep of news about swine flu, and swine flu vaccines, in the mainstream media, it seems absolutely remarkable the Ukraine Pandemic Flu Outbreak has received so little coverage in the Western mainstream media.
( EMAILWIRE.COM , November 21, 2009 ) Dallas, TX - BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX) plunges 8.17% to $9.55 after the company yesterday announced pricing of a public offering of 5,000,000 shares of its common stock at $9.75 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $48.75 million. All of the shares are being offered by BioCryst pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement previously...
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