Archive for October, 2009

Production of swine flu vaccine is way behind

October 22nd, 2009 by | 0

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM, Associated Press Writer Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press Writer – Wed Oct 21, 7:14 pm ET
SWIFTWATER, Pa. – The federal government originally promised 120 million doses of swine flu vaccine by now. Only 13 million have come through.
As nervous Americans clamor for the vaccine, production is running several weeks behind schedule, and health officials blame the pressure [...]

H1N1 and pregnancy

October 11th, 2009 by | 0

By Dr NOR ASHIKIN MOKHTAR, WOMEN’S WORLD
WHEN I read recently that a pregnant woman and her unborn baby had died of complications due to H1N1 infection, I was terribly saddened that not one, but two lives, were robbed from this earth.
It’s easy to see why women, particularly pregnant mothers, are worried about H1N1 – both [...]

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