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Saudi begins flu vaccination ahead of hajj

AFP - 5 hours 31 mins ago

RIYADH (AFP) - Saudi Arabia began vaccinating its population against swine flu on Saturday, with priority going to government employees working on the annual hajj pilgrimage that takes place later this month. More »

Global swine flu toll passes 6,000 mark: WHO
AFP - Yesterday, 04:51 pm
GENEVA (AFP) - The number of swine flu deaths has grown by more than 370 over a week to pass 6,000, as the pandemic spread into more than 199 countries and territories, World Health Organisation data showed Friday. More »
Roche says cooperating with S.Korean investigators
AFP - Yesterday, 10:38 am
GENEVA (AFP) - Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said Friday it is cooperating with South Korean investigators who are looking into alleged illegal sales of its swine flu treatment Tamiflu. More »
S.Korea probes Roche for alleged Tamiflu sales
AFP - Yesterday, 09:20 am
SEOUL (AFP) - Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Roche and banking titan HSBC are among foreign firms being probed in South Korea for alleged involvement in illegal sales of swine flu treatment, officials said Friday. More »
Small increase in swine flu cases
ITN - Thursday, November 5 06:00 pm
There has been a "small increase" in the number of people in the UK contracting swine flu with an estimated 84,000 new cases last week. More »
WHO urges people to maintain guard over swine flu
AFP - Thursday, November 5 04:58 pm
GENEVA (AFP) - 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. More »
Netherlands reports first drug-resistant swine flu case
AFP - Wednesday, November 4 05:17 pm
THE HAGUE (AFP) - The Netherlands reported its first case of drug-resistant swine flu on Wednesday, but said this was "no reason for panic". More »
New mother with swine flu has died
Press Assoc. - Monday, November 2 07:42 pm
A woman who contracted swine flu died just weeks after giving birth to her first child, a health authority has confirmed. More »
Romania bars all hospital visits over swine flu
AFP - Monday, November 2 07:03 pm
BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania is forbidding people from visiting patients at all hospitals due to a surge in swine flu cases, a health ministry official said Monday. More »