Category: World Health Organisation

Swine flu: People with mild symptoms 'need not be given Tamiflu'

August 23, 2009 by srrpenna

Healthy people with mild symptoms of swine flu need not be given Tamiflu, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, appearing to call into question how the drugs are given out in this country.

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'Dangers' of the fast-track swine flu vaccine

July 28, 2009 by srrpenna

Plans to fast-track the swine flu vaccine have been attacked by the World Health Organisation.

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Global swine flu related fatalities more than seven hundred according to World Health Organisation

July 21, 2009 by srrpenna

The worldwide death toll from swine flu has doubled in the past month, reaching over 700 since the start of the outbreak last spring, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.

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Swine flu will be biggest pandemic ever, warns world health organisation chief

July 16, 2009 by srrpenna

Bigger than 1918? "If you're talking about mortality then it's different. 1918 is the biggest in terms of mortality. I would not like to make any predictions . . . I hope we don't see the 1918 picture. But we should expect to see more people infected, and more severe cases coming up, including deaths."