H1N1 Vaccine to Begin in India Next Week

Today, Timesofindia.indiatimes.com news portal of India writes about H1N1 swine flu virus vaccination, “Mass vaccinations against the deadly H1N1 swine flu virus are likely to begin in India next week. The 1.5 million doses of vaccines imported by the government from Sanofi Pasteur have passed the safety test.”

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Jump In H1N1 Low Reactors In United States Raises Concerns

Jump In H1N1 Low Reactors In United States Raises Concerns. in Swine Flu, Swine Flu Vaccine. Five viruses (0.3%) tested showed reduced titers with antiserum produced against A/California/07/2009. The above comment from today's CDC week 8 report indicates the number of low reactors reported by the CDC has jumped from 2 to 5 in a week that reflected an all time low in H1N1 testing. ... Our Twitter Feed. Get your flu news via Twitter. Go to Pandemic Flu News ...

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1918 Flu Antibodies Alive and Well

"A team of American scientists studied 32 people who survived the 1918 flu epidemic. . . . tracked them down and took a small sample of their blood. And they found that all 32 people they tested still had circulating antibodies that could recognize the 1918 flu strain."

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Times of India, The - Indian flu kit better than WHO unit [Bangalore]

March 4, 2010 --

BANGALORE: Scientists of the Defence Research & Development Organisation and Indian Council of Medical Research claim the H1N1 flu testing kit...

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