New data on how much infection in the first wave of the pandemic
Category: Swine flu
Much more infection in the young than was apparent, less in those over 15.
Posted by revere at 6:21 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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Swine flu:
New tool to figure out what the flu virus does (and what it needs to do it)
Category: Swine flu
Small interfering RNA and your office xerox machine.
Posted by revere at 6:19 AM • 6 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Another swine flu virus
Category: Swine flu
This time it's swine origin H3N2.
Posted by revere at 3:32 PM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
WHO prepares to don a hair shirt
Category: WHO
Politicians get into the finger pointing act. How surprising!
Posted by revere at 6:58 AM • 9 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Don't want to be vaccinated for swine flu? Fine. We'll give yours away.
Category: Vaccines
We should give our unused vaccine away if not used by a date certain.
Posted by revere at 6:52 AM • 25 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Swine flu 2009: what went right and tip of the hat
Category: Swine flu
As Ed Koch would say, "How we doin'?"
Posted by revere at 1:48 PM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
This just in . . .
Category: Humor?
Because the news never sleeps.
Posted by revere at 12:20 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Swine flu: (unfinished) story of the year
Category: Infectious disease
Story of this year. What about next year?
Posted by revere at 6:40 AM • 14 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Other flavors of flu A: what else is out there?
Category: Surveillance
H9N2 influenza in a child in Hong Kong. What else?
Posted by revere at 6:35 AM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
CDC's 2009 flu wrap up presser
Category: CDC
Where we are at this point.
Posted by revere at 6:28 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
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