Head researcher Marie-Paule Kieny of the World Health Organization said Monday that about 100 low- and middle-income nations will start receiving the H1N1 flu vaccines and syringes donated by companies such as GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi. WHO declared in June that the flu virus, commonly known as swine flu, had reached full pandemic proportions. At least [...]
October 13th, 2009 | Posted in Featured,Health,World News | Read More »
Indian health officials said that more than 100 people have now died from the H1N1 virus. New deaths were reported from the states of Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, with the worst-hit that of the state of Maharashtra. Deaths were reported in at least eight Indian cities. The death toll is highest in Pune. According to reports, some [...]
September 2nd, 2009 | Posted in World News | Read More »
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