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Article: US lifts ban on Dutch deadly bird flu publications
US experts have dropped their opposition to plans by the Rotterdam Erasmus Medical Centre to publish a controversial paper on a particularly deadly H5N1 bird flu strain, the scientific journal Science reports.
Article: "Dutch flu research results should be made public"
In the interests of public health, the results of Dutch research on avian influenza viruses should be made available to the general public. That's the opinion of virologist Ron Fouchier, research director at the Erasmus Medical Centre in...
Article: Brazil launches massive operation against flu
This week Brazil begins a massive inoculation drive to thwart the influenza virus A(H1N1). Internet will, for the first time ever, play a role in the country's health campaign. Brazil's Health Minister José Gomes Temporão...
Radio Show: France offloads its swine flu vaccines
Network Europe - 4 January 2010: Surplus to requirements - France offloads its swine flu vaccines; Leadership battle - as Spain takes over the EU presidency who exactly is in charge? High security or low on ideas? Will airport body...
Article: Flu fiction part 1: 'Vaccine contains toxic mercury'
The rumours making the rounds about the A(H1N1) flu virus are tenacious. It’s particularly difficult to sort sense from nonsense on the internet. Radio Netherlands Worldwide provides some clarity with a new series, Flu Fiction. Part...
Article: Press Review Monday 23 November 2009
All the papers report on vaccination day: at least one million children and their family members have been called up to be vaccinated against influenza A(H1N1) in 250 centres set up across the country.
Article: Dutch start mass flu jab programme for toddlers
A nationwide vaccination programme for toddlers against the A(H1N1) flu virus started in the Netherlands on Monday. The programme poses a major logistical challenge for the health authorities. Vaccinations will be given at 250...
Article: Ukraine paralysed by "superflu"
In Ukraine, the alarm phase red has been declared. According to the health authorities, the country has been hit by a new influenza virus that’s more dangerous than the swine (H1N1) flu. It seems to be a new variant that has mutated...
Article: Dutch start A(H1N1) vaccination programme
Monday sees the start of a large-scale vaccination programme against the A(H1N1) flu virus for high-risk groups and health care professionals in the Netherlands. |At present only people with additional health risks are eligible for...
Article: Southern hemisphere: flu not over after the winter
Winter is approaching in the northern hemisphere. The short days and cold weather are the ideal conditions for flu viruses. South of the Equator, the winter is over, so how have the people there fared during the flu season? Virologists...
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