Bird Flu Monitor > Next flu pandemic: What to do until the vaccine arrives?
[Republican National Convention Blog NYC 2004] However, unless effective action against pandemic flu is taken now, we are in "dire straits," according to a paper published in the November 10 issue of Science. The articled titled, "Next Flu Pandemic: What to Do Until the Vaccine Arrives?," calls for research during the regular season flu season to better understand the effectiveness of non-pharmaceutical interventions such as social distancing, hand washing, face masks, and the like.
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[Blog.sciam.com] Must Discuss TV: Avian Flu: BLOG: SciAm Observations: Update (4/24): Having now seen the Dateline show, I think it did a pretty good job of characterizing what we might expect of a flu pandemic without lapsing into sensationalism. Its description of the scenario certainly seemed to correspond to what I and others here at SciAm have heard discussed at professional meetings and briefings and in private conversations with workers in this area.
[Fluhelp.org] The Flu News Blog: Centre For Infectious Disease Research and Policy - Mar 29, 2006 (CIDRAP News) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved the use of the antiviral drug zanamivir (Relenza) to prevent not just treat influenza in adults and children aged 5 and older. Zanamvir, one of the two flu drugs
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