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Saudi won't bar hajj pilgrims over swine flu fears

AP - Sunday, November 8

The Saudi health minister said Saturday that the kingdom will not bar anyone considered high-risk for swine flu from performing the hajj pilgrimage this year, though he urged countries where pilgrims set out from to take precautions. More »

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HIGH-TECH LAB TO DETECT H1N1 VIRUS IN PILGRIMS
Bernama - Sunday, November 8
MECCA, Nov 7 (Bernama) -- The Saudi Arabian Government will soon set up a high-tech laboratory in Arafat to detect the H1N1 virus in pilgrims, ahead of the Aidil Adha this month, a Saudi Arabian English daily reported today.
Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine
AP - Saturday, November 7
Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.
Suspect arrested in Milwaukee theft of flu vaccine
AP - Saturday, November 7
Milwaukee police have arrested a man accused of stealing a truck carrying 900 doses of swine flu vaccine.
Haj pilgrims among the first to receive H1N1 vaccinations
Channel NewsAsia - Saturday, November 7
SINGAPORE: Polyclinics started offering H1N1 vaccinations on Friday and Haj pilgrims were among the first to receive the jabs.
Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine
AP - Friday, November 6
Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the privileged.
H1N1 to cause more deaths in northern winter - WHO
Reuters - Friday, November 6
By Stephanie Nebehay
WHO urges people to maintain guard over swine flu
AFP - Friday, November 6
The World Health Organisation on Thursday urged people not to drop their guard over the swine flu pandemic and insisted on the value of vaccination despite the broadly mild symptoms of the virus.
H1N1 SURVEILLANCE TEAM IN EVERY STATE TO PREVENT THE SECOND WAVE
Bernama - Thursday, November 5
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 5(Bernama) -- Influenza A (H1N1) surveillance teams have been set up in every state to prevent the outbreak of a second wave of the virus, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.
PHARMANIAGA FIGHTS H1N1 WITH BIOMASK TM
Bernama - Thursday, November 5
ATTENTION EDITOR, GENERAL & HEALTH DESK Advanced Antiviral Surgical Mask Sunway, 5 November 2009 – Pharmaniaga, in collaboration with Filligent Ltd, yesterday launched BioMaskTM, in its support to the Ministry of Health to fight against the H1N1 pandemic.
Swine flu reaches Yanomami Indians in the Amazon
AP - Thursday, November 5
Swine flu has appeared among Venezuela's Yanomami Indians, one of the largest isolated indigenous groups in the Amazon, and a doctor said Wednesday that the virus is suspected in seven deaths, including six infants.
RM10 MILLION TO ADDRESS SPREAD OF H1N1 IN SCHOOLS
Bernama - Wednesday, November 4
KUALA TERENGGANU, Nov 4 (Bernama) -- The Education Ministry has allocated RM10 million to state education departments nationwide to address the spread of Influenza A(H1N1) in school.
Flu pandemic closes schools
Reuters - Wednesday, November 4
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
White House: No flu vaccine for Gitmo detainees
AP - Wednesday, November 4
The White House says detainees at Guantanamo Bay are not yet receiving vaccinations against the swine flu.
Lawmaker wants sick pay for workers with swine flu
AP - Wednesday, November 4
A senior House lawmaker is asking Congress to guarantee paid sick leave to workers if their employer asks them to stay home with swine flu or a similar contagious illness.
CDC: Tainted ground beef may be linked to 2 deaths
AP - Tuesday, November 3
Contaminated fresh ground beef caused a possible E. coli outbreak that killed two people and sent 16 others to hospitals, federal health officials said Monday.
Nurses union says swine flu measures in contracts
AP - Tuesday, November 3
A California nurses union says it won't strike after swine flu protections were written into new contracts with the state's largest hospital system.
1 dose of flu vaccine working in pregnant women
AP - Tuesday, November 3
A single dose of the swine flu vaccine works well for almost all pregnant women, but young children will still need two doses for best results, federal health officials said Monday.