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[Chen Qi |The World of Micro-organism | bacteria | fungi | archaea | H5N1 | H1N1 |Birdflu|] Chen Qi |The World of Micro-organism | bacteria | fungi | archaea ...: But the Obama administration, mindful of the debilitating effects and deaths attributed to the rushed 1976 swine flu vaccine, is wise to proceed cautiously to get a vaccine in place if it's needed for the coming winter flu season. The administration's ability to strike a delicate balance between preparing for the worst while keeping the public informed is a hallmark of the current response and should guide it if a more dangerous flu virus roars back this winter.

[Uncensored Magazine] Swine Flu Epidemic & Avianized Flu Pandemic Recombinant ...: In 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) issued an international call for all nations to do whatever it takes to increase public appetite and demand for annual influenza shots as the main strategy to prepare for an influenza pandemic. In April 2007, the WHO used money donated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to fund the creation of influenza vaccine manufacturing plants in Mexico and other countries one week after the FDA gave Sanofi Pasteur a license to produce an experimental bird flu (H5N1) vaccine.

[Medad Blog] Pandemic preparedness: how the industry stepped up to meet the ...: “Consumers who purchase products to treat the novel 2009 H1N1 virus that are not approved, cleared, or authorized by the FDA for the treatment or prevention of influenza risk their health and the health of their families,” says Michael Chappell, acting FDA Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs. “In conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission, the FDA has developed an aggressive strategy to identify, investigate, and take regulatory or criminal action against individuals or businesses that wrongfully promote purported 2009 H1N1 influenza products in an attempt to take advantage of the current flu public health emergency.”

[America.gov-Middle East and North Africa] Egypt Meeting Increases Total Avian Flu Assistance: “Global health issues are intertwined,” said Ambassador John Lange, special representative for avian and pandemic influenza at the State Department. “Our multidisciplinary efforts against pandemic influenza must also enhance the global management of other potentially fatal diseases that will continue to take a high toll during a pandemic.”

[EHSToday.com RSS Feed] House Hearing: Ensuring Preparedness Against the Flu at School and ...: Making pandemic flu planning part of an overall safety and health management system – Placing influenza preparedness in a broader context, ORC Worldwide has long maintained that the best way to protect workers and companies is to implement an occupational safety and health management system focused on the reduction of all workplace safety and health risks.

[HarvardBusiness.org] Preparing for a Pandemic - HBR Editors' Blog - Harvard Business Review: Fortunately the current Swine Flu scare is turning out to be just that -a scare. However this is a sobering reminder that even in the 21st century, humankind has not conquered tragic infections and pestilence, and scourges long thought dead can return in new forms (and perhaps with renewed vigor) to haunt us.

[CABI Blogs: hand picked... and carefully sorted] Flu pandemic?: Second -we could all be susceptible to a new flu virus. Because influenza virus mutates so quickly there is little immunity in the general population to flu viruses that have significant genetic changes like this one appears to.

[Influenza Virus Mashup] [Avian Flu Diary] FEMA: National Hurricane Preparedness Week ...: With hurricane season starting on June 1st, FEMA is urging residents to be prepared for their personal safety and survival in case a hurricane threatens their community. To assist in these efforts, FEMA, along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is helping to raise awareness of steps that can be taken to help protect citizens, their communities and property.

[SimpsonScarborough Blog] Pandemic Flu Resources: This week's hot topic is pandemicflu, so I dusted off my resource list and sent it to some of my friends thismorning... thought I should share it on our blog, too

[Blog] Weaponized Influenza and Swine Flu Implications: It appears to have been turned into a massive viral threat through bioengineering by the United States, fusing the deadly genome of the 1918 Pandemic, mis-named the “Spanish Flu”, with the DNA of the H5N1 virus in a growth medium of human kidney cells to make sure that the virus recognizes human cells and knows how to invade them.

[End Times Blog] Swine Flu Smoking Gun? CDC was Combining Flu Viruses in 2004: “New flu is a genetic mix”, http://www.reuters.com/article/dome”¦ “CDC to mix avian, flu viruses”, http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/co”¦ “CDC to conduct avian flu pandemic experiements”, http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNe”¦

[The Breast Diva's Blog] Critical Alert: The Swine Flu Pandemic - Fact or Fiction?: Interestingly Mexico is the ONLY country in the world where someone has actually died from this disease.Mexico has reported 159 fatalities in flu-like cases in recent days, seven of which have been confirmed as swine flu. Another 19 patients have been confirmed as having swine flu but surviving.

[@ Supply Chain Management] @ Supply Chain Management » Blog Archives » Swine flu and Preparedness: Penny Turnbull, PhD, senior director for crisis management and business continuity planning for Marriott International, Inc., said she was surprised and perplexed by Panasonic’s decision, given that there has been no significant change in the number, location, or transmission of avian flu infections in humans. She said the implications for other companies aren’t clear.

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