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Breathe Easier: WHO Declares H1N1 'Swine Flu' Pandemic Over
6:09PM 8/10/2010
Health Care, Novavax, Sanofi Aventis, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Astrazeneca
Though the threat of H1N1 infection remains, the World Health Organization has declared an end to the Swine Flu pandemic, citing "pure good luck" to explain why the disease wasn't as lethal as feared.
It's bad enough that the H1N1 swine flu pandemic has caused such widespread public anxiety, and it's worse that the vaccine has become its own source of concern, whether due to the shortage or spurious fears about its safety. Now, the bottom-feeders known as phishing scammers are exploiting the...
Are we ready for swine flu's second wave? No one really knows
1:20PM 9/18/2009
With kids back in school and winter on its way, swine flu is expected to spread big time. Some forecasts warn the H1N1 virus could potentially infect half the U.S. population by the end of the year. The question is, are we ready?
The H1N1 virus first emerged in Mexico earlier this year, setting...
Novavax (NVAX) shares soared some 10 percent today after the small clinical-stage biotechnology company announced positive preclinical results for its new vaccine H1N1 influenza, or swine flu.
Novovax, based in Rockville, Maryland, developed the vaccine using proprietary virus-like particle (VLP)...
The markets responded last week to the outbreak of swine flu that started in Mexico and expanded to the U.S and now it is officially a pandemic.
Swine flu has reached 74 countries, infecting nearly 29,000 people and now has been declared unstoppable. Experts are watching the Southern Hemisphere to...
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