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Vaccination plan favors health care workers
Essential health care workers would be immunized first if a flu pandemic broke out in the United States, the government said on Wednesday.
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:16:33 GMT

Indonesia's new bird flu policy leads to anger
Ali Usman's wife died of bird flu 10 days ago, but the government has yet to notify next-of-kin about the cause. He searches for answers in newspapers, which until last month reported aggressively on deaths linked to the virus, but finds nothing.
  Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:15:53 GMT

Employers can reserve Tamiflu for workers
Fears of bird flu are receding and sales of anti-flu drug Tamiflu have slumped. Now its maker is offering a deal to U.S. employers: Pay a fee and reserve enough to protect workers.
  Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:00:13 GMT

Multiple meds needed to stop bird flu pandemic
Governments need to stockpile different sorts of flu drugs — not just Roche Holding AG's Tamiflu — to counter the danger of resistance in a pandemic triggered by bird flu, British experts said on Wednesday.
  Wed, 14 May 2008 19:47:39 GMT

Bird flu patch gets government go-ahead
A small biotechnology company trying to develop needle-free vaccines won a boost to its efforts on Tuesday with U.S. government approval to test a bird flu skin patch on more people.
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:54:03 GMT

Human-to-human bird flu confirmed in China
Chinese health officials have confirmed that a father caught bird flu from his son in December, according to a report released Tuesday.
  Tue, 8 Apr 2008 01:47:27 GMT

Vietnam starts human trials for bird flu vaccine
Vietnam has started clinical trials for developing a human vaccine for the H5N1 virus, researchers said on Thursday in the Southeast Asian country that has recorded 52 deaths from bird flu.
  Thu, 3 Apr 2008 14:54:57 GMT

Don't blame chickens for bird flu outbreaks
Intensive rice farming and large duck populations — not the number of chickens raised — may be the best predictors of where bird flu might develop in Southeast Asia, according to researchers reviewing outbreaks in Vietnam and Thailand.
  Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:04:49 GMT

Rampant Indonesian bird flu raises human risk
Efforts to contain bird flu are failing in Indonesia, increasing the possibility that the virus may mutate into a deadlier form, the leading U.N. veterinary health body warned.
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:00:33 GMT



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