Study Shows Earlier Flu Viruses Provided Some Immunity to Current H1N1 Influenza

University of California, Davis, researchers studying the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, formerly referred to as “swine flu,” have identified a group of immunologically important sites on the virus that are also present in seasonal flu viruses that have...

Government of Mauritius Orders 2.5 Million Doses of Vaccine Against the H1N1 Virus

The Mauritian government has ordered 2.5 million doses of vaccine against the HINI Flu virus from the World Health Organisation (WHO) after having initially placed an order of one million vaccines two weeks ago. Sources at the Ministry of Health here...

Children And Adolescents Now Protected Against More Diseases Than Ever Before

Updated immunization recommendations for childhood influenza and adolescent meningococcal vaccinations are included in the 2008 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules released jointly today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...