Swine flu is waning, but the lessons of H1N1 could come in handy during a more serious epidemic
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Most Americans do not intend to get the swine flu vaccine, assume the pandemic is over and think the flu threat was overblown, according to a poll released Friday by the Harvard School of Public Health.
If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. While federal health officials are not ready to declare the threat has passed and the outbreak has run its course, they did report Friday that for the fourth week in a row, no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since late October.
The global death toll from swine flu has risen to 15,174, up 463 from a week ago, but the pandemic is steadily losing momentum around the world, the World Health Organisation said on Friday.
H1N1 swine flu is no longer widespread in any state, but new infections continue and the death rate remains high. Three-fourths of Americans remain unvaccinated.
Title: As Swine Flu Fades, Experts Ponder Next Season Category: Health News Created: 2/5/2010 8:10:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 2/5/2010
Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic over? Federal health officials won't go so far as to say that, but today they reported for the fourth week in a row that no states had widespread flu activity.
H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials said on Friday.
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Sanofi-Aventis SA shortened the expiration of its 12 million pre-filled swine flu shots by as much as 16 months to ensure the potency of the vaccine doesn’t decline.
(AP) - Is the U.S. swine flu epidemic over? Federal health officials won't go so far as to say that, but on Friday they reported for the fourth week in a row that no states had widespread flu activity. U.S. cases have been declining since October. An official with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says swine flu cases are still occurring and are likely to continue a while ...